By Tom Jenkins on 12/15/2008 6:59 PM

   Communion, often reffered to as the Lord's Supper, is a special event for the Christian church. We Baptists refer to this as an "ordinance", along with Baptism. Bread and juice are the elements of communion. Both are symbols of Christ, his body and his blood. We Baptists generally use grape juice rather than actual wine as the beverage and the bread is small squares of unleavened bread. The service is filled with the symboism of Christ's love for us that was profoundly demonstrated through his sacrificial death on the cross. The service is patterened after the supper that Jesus had with his disciples the night he was arrested.    Christmas is about Christ's birth. Yet, the shadow of the cross was cast upon the manger for his birth began the journey to the cross. The joy we sing about at Christmas is climaxed with our shouts of joy at Easter as we celebrate the resurrection of Christ.    We will celebrate communion at our sevice on Christmas eve at 11:00 p.m. We will gather around the table of the Lord and...

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By Tom Jenkins on 12/11/2008 9:02 AM

   We were blessed yesterday with two gifts of the Christmas season. First, our Music and Drama Teams presented, "Christmas: I Love To Tell the Story." It was a splendid blend of various elements such as music, art and drama to tell the story of Christmas.    Second, last night Carlo Curley gave the inaugural concert for our new Allen Organ. Curley showed us what a splendid instrument the Whitfield family gave us. The program included classical pieces and seasonal pieces. He led us to sing two Christmas Carols and showed us how splendid we can sing as the organ swelled to its full instrumentation to lead us.    Our Children's Choir presents their Christmas program Sunday night, December 14 at 7:00 PM. Their program is called "Angels We Have Heard." I'm sure it will inspire us and remind us again of the old, old story we celebrate at Christmas.   Join us at FBCC as we continue our journey through the Advent Season.

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By Tom Jenkins on 12/4/2008 8:49 AM

    David Richardson shared with us a blessing he's received during our "30 Days of Prayer". He took a group of our youth to the Durham Rescue Mission where they served food to the residents and shared Christmas joy with them. The blessing came in witnessing the way the youth responded to the residens with the love of Christ. David said that we often spend much time working with youth without clear indications of the effectiveness of our work. Then along comes a clear sign that our work has been effective like the response the youth made to the work of Durham Rescue Mission.
    Perhaps you, too, have received a special blessing from God as you have traveled through the "30 Days of Prayer." Share it with us. I'll even post it on our web site, with your permission. God is at work among us and we eagerly wait to hear how he is blessing your life.