Auburn First Baptist Church

Auburn
First
Baptist
Church

1385 Sixth Avenue
Auburn, GA 30011
(770) 962-1807

Pastor - Chris Parkin
Assistant Pastor - Lee Sass

If you are visiting for the first time:
We want you to know that God loves you. Many people don't know that true, biblical Christianity is a faith of love, acceptance, and forgiveness.

God is holy and hates sin and what it has done to mankind. He doesn't ignore our sin problem, but because of His great mercy, God has provided a way that people can have a new beginning.

The Cross of Jesus is the way that we can be forgiven for the past, changed in the present, and secure in the future. We hope you'll come by or give us a call and let us help you find the answers to your questions.

***This Week!***
Tuesday, July 27	5:30 AM	Prayer
Tuesday, July 27	7:00 PM	Finance Committee Meeting


Wednesday, July 28	11:00 AM	Food Ministry
	7:00 PM	Prayer Service
	7:00 PM	Youth Bible Study
	7:00 PM	FUNdamentals (children)


Saturday, July 31	5:00 PM	ESL Class
Saturday, July 31	6:00 PM	Prayer

News and notes...

Beginning Sign Language

Led by Sharon Hortman at Hebron Baptist Church (Modular B, Room 1), this class will begin on August 18 and go through November 17. The class is offered at no cost. Please contact Cindy if you are interested.

Ladies' Conference

A ladies' conference will be held at Winder FBC Friday evening and Saturday morning, August 6-7. The guest speaker is Lisa Harper, speaking on: Reality without Reproach - We are all a perfect mess! No one is perfect. We don't expect you to be perfect either. Lisa Harper is a nationally recognized speaker on the Women of Faith tour and holds a Masters of Theological Studies. She is the former Director of Focus on the Family's National Women's Ministry, a Bible scholar, and a teacher. A hilarious storyteller, she will make you glad that you attended. See Hazel or the bulletin board for information.

Free English Classes

Conversational English is being taught each week, on Saturday evening, from 5-7 PM. Come and join our growing group of teachers and students! For additional information please contact the church office.

This past November, a group of Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, and Evangelical Christian leaders released the Manhattan Declaration, a document reaffirming and promising to defend fundamental truths in three areas:

the sanctity of human life;
the dignity of marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife; and
the rights of conscience and religious liberty.

It is clear that these basic truths are being threatened today on all sides. Millions of innocent children are being killed by abortion; same-sex “marriage” has become common in several states; and there are very real threats to our ability to freely practice religion and follow our consciences.

Your pastor has signed this declaration and encourages you to let your voice be heard as well. Go to the website http://www.manhattandeclaration.org and follow the links to read and understand the Manhattan Declaration and add your voice to the many who have already responded. Encourage others to sign as well. The goal is one million signatures. To date, over 437,000 people have signed, including hundreds of religious leaders.

Along with the authors of the Manhattan Declaration, may we "commit ourselves to honoring [these fundamental truths] fully no matter what pressures are brought upon us and our institutions to abandon or compromise them. We make this commitment not as partisans of any political group but as followers of Jesus Christ, the crucified and risen Lord, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life."