When:  Wednesday Night Series/ April 8th & 15th

Time:  7:00 – 8:15 pm

Where: Student Center

Specifically developed for teens, Youth Can Tell It! is a clear, easy to learn approach to personal evangelism presented in a non-threatening, creative way for equipping young people to share their faith.

Includes such things as:

• What is the Gospel
• What is saving faith
• How to share Christ-clearly and simply
• Turning the Conversation to Spiritual Things
• How to Tell Your Story

On February 13th, the students of Faith Baptist Church provided free childcare for our church families and friends.  You students did an awesome job!  Thanks for all your work.

Last week we kicked off our music series together.  If you weren’t there, and hopefully you’ll be there this week!  Bob Kauflin , who writes music for Sovereign Grace Music, gives us these six things to consider about music. 

1. Submission (Prov. 19:20)
If you’re living at home, that means submission to your parents. If you’re an adult, that means submission to those who are spiritually mature and know you best. Listening to music is not a right. It’s a privilege to be earned.

2. Content (Phil. 4:8)
If we listen regularly to ungodly lyrics, it’s only a matter of time until we become dull to sin or drawn by sin. Some Christians say they don’t know what songs are saying.  If we don’t listen to what’s being said, why don’t we find out? Christians, more than anyone, should know what the songs we listen to are saying (James 3:8-10).

3. Associations (Prov. 22:3)
Because music can’t be held, touched, or seen, it always associates itself with the things that surround it:  friends, concerts, clubs, radio stations, videos, websites, other artists. A “neutral” song can lead us to a variety of temptations.

4. Time (Prov. 13:20)
The more time you spend listening to music, the more it becomes a friend that will affect you. Is your music a wise friend or a fool?

5. Fruit (Prov. 14:14)
We should be aware of the kinds of emotions the music we listen to produces in us. How does it affect our relationships with others? What effect does it have on our attitudes, perspectives, and appearance? Is there any desire to deceive others about the music we listen to?

6. Conversion (2 Cor. 13:5)
An ongoing struggle with music and its effects could reveal that an individual has never been saved. Only a true worshiper of Jesus can appreciate music the way God intended it to be appreciated – not as an idol, but as a gift.

Just about a month ago, Jared Callison returned from South Africa.  He had the opportunity to visit with his sister Alyssa, who serves at Bethesda Outreach, a ministry of Evangelical Baptist Missions.  Be praying for Jared as he continues to seek God’s direction.