Who is First
God?Word
May 15 &Why
16, am I here?
2010
Are there absolutes?
“Do you Does God care?
really believe
that what you believe
is really real?”
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Is there something more?
Do I really matter?
Where did evil come from?
Do heaven and hell exist?
What is truth?
An In-Depth Christian Worldview Experience
First Baptist Church Naples
Sailing Into The Harbor
It takes longer for On this weekend, those of the
some dreams to be Protected Harbor ministry which
fulfilled. As the Lord began in our church, will break
told His people: “For through the ice and dedicate their
the vision is yet for first building for developmentally
the appointed time; disabled adult women. It will be run by
it hastens toward the Florida Children’s Services and is on the
goal and it will not campus of our sister church, McGregor
fail. Though it tarries, Baptist. I was privileged to be there for
wait for it; for it will certainly come, it the ground-breaking and will speak
will not delay” (Habakkuk 2:3). God calls this Sunday afternoon. I thank God
us to patient perseverance. for these who though seemingly were
stuck did not give up. Through patiently
Rear Admiral George Dufek was trusting in the Lord, the wind of God’s
Lieutenant and navigator on the work and the tides of His sovereignty
flagship of Rear Admiral Richard Byrd “allowed them to go on.” We are so
during his Antarctic Expedition of 1939- grateful for these precious women
1940. Byrd wanted to penetrate the who are “the apple of God’s eye” and
ice of Sulzberger Bay further than any who remind us that simple devotion to
vessel had been able to go before, but Jesus is desired most by God. We thank
the wooden ship U.S.S. Bear became God that they are able to sail into this
locked in the ice, with useless sails, harbor because of the vision of their
and a small 600-horse power auxiliary, parents and friends who piloted the
diesel engine. As he paced the bridge ship. As we go through icy trials in life,
around the tiny pilothouse, Byrd told we will be able to declare with Paul,
Dufek “Wait – give wind and tide a “The Lord has rescued us from every
chance to change. It will loosen the ice evil deed; He will bring us safely to His
and allow us to go on. George, when heavenly kingdom” (2 Timothy 4:18).
you get stuck, don’t give up. Be patient,
wait; circumstances will change and let
you go on again.” They broke through
the ice. On two expeditions to Arctic
and three more to the Antarctic, Dufek
perfected this philosophy in practice.
Guest Reception
There is a guest reception in the Commons immediately following the
Saturday night service and Sunday morning’s 11:00 a.m. service. Come
and meet Dr. Wicker.
Led by Senior Pastor Hayes
Wicker, this is a very informative
dinner seminar. It is held for
those who are new to First Baptist
Church Naples, those who want
to join the church, or those who
would like more information
about our church and ministries.
Please RSVP by 9:00 a.m. Monday
morning by calling
596-8600 x679.
Childcare is available by reservation Monday, May 17th in Room DC121
only by calling 596-8600 x360. beginning at 6:30 p.m.
You are invited to...
Come and be a part of this remarkable study beginning Wednesday
evenings, June 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the Worship Center. Also, for College
and Career students, the study will be on Saturday evenings beginning
June 5, at 7:30 p.m. in DC220.
www.thetruthproject.org
Quarterly Business Meeting
Please plan to attend the quarterly business meeting coming up on
Wednesday, May 26th. It will be held in the Chapel starting at 8:00p.m.
50th Wedding Anniversary
Congratulations to Bob and Diane Carboy as they
recently celebrated their 50th anniversary. That is quite
an accomplishemt and a testimony of God’s faithfulness.
Congratulations to the family.
Opportunity to Get Involved
Please come and help prepare Kidz Summer Quest (VBS) decorations for our High Seas
Adventure. No special skills are necessary. We will be meeting in KidzTown (DC120)
on Thursday, May 20th and May 27th from 10:00am until 3:00pm. Please contact the
Children’s Ministry Office for more information. Also, a greeter is needed every other
week in Children’s Ministry on Saturday nights during BLG. If interested in welcoming
families and children to our ministry, please contact the Children’s Ministry Office at
596-8600 x 350.
High School Commencement
Please join us for our High School Commencement on
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Friday, May 21st at 7:00 p.m. in our Chapel. We will be
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honoring our first four year graduating class and invite w
you to attend and see what God is doing in the lives of a
young people at First Baptist Academy. in
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Single Sunday Service Beginning Soon
We will be going to one Sunday service time and one Sunday Bible and
Life Group time starting June 6th. The single service for Sunday will
begin at 9:30 a.m. and BLGs will begin at 11:00 a.m. Please contact the
church with any questions. Saturday night service and
BLG times will continue as usual.
Band of Brothers
Speaker : Greg Davidson
“Performing Well in an Impossible Job” 2 Kings 13
Wednesday Evening Men’s Study
6:25 - 8:00 p.m. in the Worship Center
Great time of study and fellowship as we
learn how to fight the battle together.
Men’s Ministry airs Saturdays on
91.5 FM at 11 a.m. & 9 p.m.
Welcome To KidzTown!!!
Would you like to know what’s happening in
DC 120 each and every weekend? If you’re
interested, send your 1st through 4th grade
children to KidzTown Worship. They’ll be sure
to tell you that we worship “Kid Style.” We are
continuing to learn Bible truths through our
present underwater theme as we view the
amazing adventures of Captain Sandbar. At the
conclusion of KidzTown Worship, your child will
be escorted to his KidzTown Neighborhood (BLG) where he/she will further
learn more from God’s Word and experience the love of God in a relational
small group atmosphere, while you, the parent, have the opportunity to be a
part of an adult BLG. Be a part of the fun and experience the blessings today-
you and your child!
KidzTown begins Saturday at 6:00 p.m. and
Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
1:00 - 5:00pm, McGregor Baptist Church, Ft. Myers
Dedication & Ribbon Cutting 3:00pm
God’s special people will have an opportunity to grow and
develop spiritually and emotionally into all God would have
them be in their home dedicated to the glory of God.
There will be a message from our Pastors, entertainment
and refreshments. Please join us in celebrating!
Directions:
Take I-75 to Exit 136 (Colonial). West to
McGregor Baptist Church, turn into church on south
side of road. Follow signs to Protected Harbor.
Protected Harbor is a 501(C)3 corporation.
All donations are tax deductible.
FBCN Missions supports
Word of Life Hungary
Visit us in the missions Kiosk.
“The Ministry of Word Of Life Hungary started 20 years ago and since then
the Lord has done amazing things among the Hungarian youth through the
Mission God has given us: evangelize
and disciple the youth of Hungary
and Central Europe through means
consistent with the Bible, for the
building up and strengthening of the
Church of Jesus Christ - with excellence, with enthusiasm, with integrity, and
with a servant’s heart.”
Word of Life Hungary ministers with:
- Bible Institute with students from Hungary and many countries in
Europe, and the United States (One of FBCN’s students is a WOL Hungary
graduate)
- Summer youth camps
- Word of Life Clubs in local churches of Hungary (STM)
Word of Life is “Reaching Youth with the Gospel of Christ” in forty five countries
with youth camps, local church ministries and Bible Institutes.
John and Carol Shelford, and the Bulmers, members of First Baptist, will be at
the missions Kiosk. They have had relationships with Word of Life for over forty
years, with involvement in a diversity of Word of Life’s ministries. Robin Bulmer-
Jewel, a First Baptist favorite, is Word of Life’s Female Vocalist, ministering in
numerous areas of Word of Life’s ministry.
Visit the Missions Kiosk and learn of Word of Life and the opportunities for
short term missions, for education, and how you may be involved in “Reaching
youth with the Gospel of Christ.”
Congratulations to
our Seniors!!!
Alexandria MacGowen Alexandria Marie Chao Andrea Klinedinst
Gulf Coast High School First Baptist Academy Gulf Coast High School
Hillsdale College Miami Dade Full Sail University
Pre-Med Diagnostic Medical Sonography Film
Romans 12:9-21 I Timothy 4:12 John 3:16
Ashley Nicole Largen Becca Schultz Blaine Belzowski
Barron Collier High School Naples High School Palmetto Ridge High School
Liberty University Stetson University Edison State College
Nursing Chemistry Political Science
Psalm 23 Proverbs 3:5-6 Psalm 27:1
Bradley Briggs Colleen Hanson D. Bond Roth
Gulf Coast High School Gulf Coast High School Seacrest High School
Ferrum University of South Florida Wheaton College
Sports Science & Management Biology (Pre-med) Undecided
Philipians 4:13 John 15:5 Philipians 4:13
Daniel Elias Head Elissa Cordero Emily Paul
First Baptist Academy First Baptist Academy Naples High School
Florida State University Florida Atlantic University Ringling College of Art & Design
Communications Undecided Philipians 1:9-11
Philipians 4:13 Philipians 2:3
Ethan Hawn Geoffrey Malagon Grant Richard Forbis
Lorenzo Walker Technical HS Lorenzo Walker Technical HS Gulf Coast High School
Edison Sate College Gardner-Webb University South Eastern University
Undecided Journalism/Writing International Business
Col. 3:23-24 Romans 5 Mark 12:30-31
Jennifer Evans Joshua A. Hoover Katelin Grace Rooney
First Baptist Academy Naples High School Barron Collier
Cedarville University Scott Community College Lees-McRae
Early Childhood/Special Education Civil Engineer Elementary Education
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 John 3:16 Philipians 4:13
Katherine Sirk Keith Scott Kelley Anne Price
Gulf Coast High School Community School of Naples Lorenzo Walker Technical HS
University of Florida Belmont University Edison State College
Studio Art/Marketing Music Business Nursing
Jeremiah 29:11 Jonah 2 Jeramiah 29:11
Laura Hanson Laura Penner Luis Rodriguez
Gulfcoast High School Barron Collier High School Palmetto Ridge High School
Boyce College Clemson University Edison State College
Church Studies/Missions Business Business Management
Acts 20:24 I Chon. 16:11 Matt 19:26
Luke Hobden Mary Hellstrom Mason Lundgren
Barron Collier High School Gulf Coast High School Gulf Coast High School
University of Florida Gardner-Webb University Universal Technical Institute
Engineering Nursing/Liberal Arts Auto Mechanic Technician
Jeramiah 29:11 I Corinthians 16:13-14 I John 4:18
Matthew Ford Megan Husted Morgan Davidson
Gulf Coast High School Barron Collier High School Barron Collier High School
University of Florida Florida Gulf Coast Univeristy Ringling College of Art & Design
Computer Engineering Advertising/Graphic Design Illustration
Proverbs 10:19 Deut. 31:6 Psalm 18:16-19
Natalie Castro Nicole Marie Micieli Robin Marie Bowers
Barron Collier High School Gulf Coast High School
Naples High School
University of Central Florida Florida Gulf Coast University
Edison State /FGCU
Business Pre-Health Science
Education/Nursing
I Cor. 13:4-7, 13 Romans 10:9
Philipians 4:4
Sarah Jean Kopriva Shayla Rae Purvis Tamara Lavina Edwards
Gulf Coast High School Gulf Coast High School First Baptist Academy
Baylor University Santa Fe College Florida Gulf Coast University
Nutrician Sciences/Pre-Med. Exercise Science and Kinesiology Elementary Education
Jeremiah 29:11 2 Timothy 1:7 Ephesians 3:14-21
Congratulations
College
Graduates!!
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Zac Rittberg
Gulf Coast High School Captain Rebecca Sainato
University of Central Florida F. Edward Herbert
Political Science School of Medicine
Mark 8:36
Alexandra Case Andy Cole
Samford University University of Florida Brittany Biggs
Early Childhood & Elementary B.S. in civil engineering Liberty University
John 15:5 John 14:21 Biology Pre-Med
Plans to: Pursue Master’s degree Plans to: Begin master’s degree
in Early Childhood and Elementary in the fall at Univeristy of Florida
Education at Samford University
Davina Statile Jennifer Payne Mona D. Matson
Liberty University Dallas Baptist University Wolford College
Bachelor of Science Sociology Degree Master of Science
Proverbs 13:4 Psalm 25:4-5 Degree in Nurse Anesthesia
Plans to: Move back to Plans to: Working as Philipians 4:13
to Naples; get behavioral counselor at Plans to: Working at a local
married in November pediatric obesity clinic hospital
Upcoming Events
Saturday, May 15
6:00 p.m. Worship Service/Worship Center
6:00 p.m. KidzTown Children’s Worship/DC120
6:00 p.m. Hispanic Worship Service/Chapel
7:30 p.m. Bible and Life Groups/Various Rooms on Campus
Sunday, May 16
8:15 a.m. Bible and Life Group for 60+/DC107
9:30 a.m. Worship Service/Worship Center
9:30 a.m. Bible and Life Groups/Various Rooms on Campus
9:30 a.m. KidzTown Children’s Worship/DC120
9:30 a.m. Romanian Baptist Mission/MODS 3 & 4/SC117
10:00 a.m. Vietnamese Bible Study and Worship/DC220
11:00 a.m. Worship Service/Worship Center
11:00 a.m. Bible and Life Groups/Various Rooms on Campus
12:30 p.m. Hispanic Worship Service/Student Center
5:00 p.m. Romanian Baptist Mission/Modulars 3 & 4
Monday, May 17
8:30 a.m. Planned Parenthood Prayer Protest/Planned Parenthood on Goodlette
6:30 p.m. Discovering First Baptist Church/DC121
Tuesday, May 18
9:00 a.m. Women’s Ministry/EnricHer/Designated Rooms
7:00 p.m. Celebrate Recovery Women’s Step/DC107
7:00 p.m. The Vine College & Career Service/Student Center
Wednesday, May 19
6:20 p.m. AWANA
6:25 p.m. Men’s Ministry/Worship Center
6:30 p.m. Women’s Ministry/EnricHer/Designated Rooms
6:30 p.m. High School Ministry/Student Center
6:30 p.m. Middle School Ministry/New Gym
6:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal/Choir Room
8:00 p.m. Orchestra Rehearsal/Worship Center
Thursday, May 20
6:00 p.m. Celebrate Recovery/SC100
Friday, May 21
7:00 p.m. First Baptist Academy Graduation/Chapel
Last Weekend
Decisions For Christ Worship Attendance
Baptism May 8 & 9
Juan Gonzales Meyer Saturday Night Total 1,019
Ronald Henderson Sunday Morning 9:30 1,303
Juan De Dios Gonzales Sunday Morning 11:00 1,053
Membership by Total 3,375
Statement of Faith
Shannon Reece
Doug Roberts
Georgia Roberts Bible & Life Attendance
May 8 & 9
Saturday Night 763
Financial Stewardship Sunday 8:15 61
Sunday 9:30 328
2009-2010 Operating Revenues Sunday 11:00 606
July 1, 2009 - May 9, 2010 Home Groups 133
Budget Actual Variance Total 1,891
$6,541,826 $6,642,793.65 $100,968
Debt balance as of May 2 = 11,910,000
Next Week
Deacon of the Week Dr. Wicker on the Radio
May 17th - May 23rd You can hear Dr. Wicker every day at
Duane Bryan & Ed Heim 1:00 p.m. on 91.5 Kingdom FM WJYO.
If you need assistance, please call the church
deacon hotline at 800-732-9573.
For Spanish, call 601-6051.
Wednesday Family Meal
Meal for May 19th (4:45 p.m. GYM)
Roasted Turkey, Cornbread Casserole, Vegetable, Salad, Dinner Roll, Dessert
Tickets may be purchased at the Lighthouse Cafe during regular business hours or at the
door for $5.50 each or $22.00 for a family (please, immediate family residing in home).
Alternate choices include grilled chicken breast, hamburger, pizza, or a grilled foot long hot dog.
Bookstore and Cafe Hours
Monday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday Closed
Saturday 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Sermon Notes
Help Change the World
This Summer
During the summer months many of
our regular teachers and helpers are not
in town. However, over three hundred
young children are at church and need
loving adults to care for them and enjoy
them. Over 90 adults are needed each
weekend to provide a safe and loving
environment for these children! Will you
be one of these special people to reach
out and be Jesus’ hands to our children
this summer? Please call Kim @ 596-8600
ext. 360 for more information.
Pastoral Staff
Dr. Hayes Wicker....................................................................................................... Senior Pastor
Miguel Cruz.....................................................................................Hispanic Congregation Pastor
Greg Davidson....................................................... ......Associate Pastor/Evangelism & Discipleship
Beverly Day................................................................................... Director of Preschool Ministry
Nathan Dooley.......................................................................Associate Pastor/High School Ministry
Nathan Gaddis............................................................................. Worship/Creative Arts Associate
Steve Hayes....................................................................... Associate Pastor/Single Adult Ministry
Forrest Head...............................................................................................Senior Associate Pastor
Jim Hill........................................................................ Director of Single Parent Family Ministry
Lewis Howard......................................................................................Associate Pastor/Education
Shannon Moore............................................................................... Director of Women’s Ministry
Doug Pigg...................................................................Associate Pastor of Church Administration
Tom Rider..........................................................................Associate Pastor/School Administrator
Larry Rigley......................................................................... Associate Pastor/Children’s Ministry
Dr. Todd F. Stearns................................................................Associate Pastor/Worship and Music
Kevin Van Duser........................................................... Associate Pastor/Middle School Ministry
Church Office
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........................................................................................................ [email protected]
Church Website..........................................................................................................www.fbcn.org
