Dr.

Hayes Wicker, Senior Pastor

Traditionally, the ending of an old year and the beginning of a new one has been a time for people to make new years resolutions, usually involving discipline and diet. I would like to suggest that you renew resolutions that you perhaps made in the past or take some seriously for the first time. I urge you to resolve to seek the Lord this season. On September 19, thousands of people flocked to Kaohsiung, Taiwan to see a 59-foot yellow duck. Dutch artist, Florentijn Hofman, created a gigantic version of the Rubber Ducky bath tub toy used by children. I hope that thousands will not only flock to worship services and Bible studies this year at our church, but will particularly, seek the Lord while He may be found and call upon Him while He is near (Isaiah 55:6 ESV). May we also resolve to discover and do Gods will. The staff team and I are teaching in Band of Brothers about how to make good decisions in the will of God and to find grace in the midst of a mess after bad decisions. Decisions, Decisions is not just a fact of life but a cry for help. Resolve to claim Gods promise, I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go (Psalm 32:8). I trust that we will also resolve to discover Gods blueprint for a happy home. In order to have one nation under God, we must have united homes under Gods lordship. As President Reagan said, If we are not one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under! Only three times in history has there been a complete disintegration of family ties in 300 B.C., sophisticated Greek culture collapsed. By 300 A.D., the pleasure-loving yet powerful Roman civilization collapsed from within and then later from without. In this new century, we are seeing families and the institution of marriage disintegrating before our very eyes, with more than half of our marriages ending in divorce and more than 50% of the worlds divorces taking place among less than 6% of the worlds population that live in the U.S. I urge all of our teenagers to be a part of Disciple NOW next week. Even if you are a Sunday morning attender as an adult, you need to hear one of our nations great young defenders of the faith, Sean McDowell, preach in the Saturday evening service. On Sunday morning, the winsome preacher-communicator, Chip Ingram, will preach and then lead a seminar on Sunday evening for our adults. On March 30, 2012, many of our men resolved before God to take full responsibility for ourselves, our wives, and our children. We affirmed: I will love, protect, serve, and teach them the Word as the spiritual leader. I will be faithful to my wife, to love and honor her, and be willing to lay down my life for her as Jesus Christ did for me. I will bless my children and teach them to love God with all of their hearts, minds, and strength. I will train them to honor authority and live responsibly. I will confront evil, pursue justice, and love mercy. I will pray for others and treat them with kindness, respect, and compassion. I will work diligently to provide for the needs of my family. I will forgive those who have wronged me and reconcile with those I have wronged. I will learn from my mistakes, repent of my sins, and walk with integrity as a man answerable to God. I will seek to honor God, be faithful to His church, obey His Word, and do His will. I will courageously work with the strength God provides to fulfill this resolution for the rest of my life and for His glory.

Churchwide

Renewing Your Resolutions

Religious Freedom Day

Thursday, January 16

Ministry Updates

For the past 20 years, the President of the U.S. has proclaimed Jan 16 to be Religious Freedom Day, and calls upon Americans to observe this day through appropriate events and activities in homes, schools, and places of worship. The day is the anniversary of the 1786 passage of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, drafted by Thomas Jefferson. On this day, church volunteers will place Bibles in area high schools and make them available to students at no cost. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to share their faith and encourage fellow students to take a Bible. Although teachers are not allowed to directly participate in Bible distribution, they are encouraged to acknowledge Religious Freedom Day and point to the distribution event as being an expression of religious freedom. For more information, contact greg@ilc-inc.org.

If you have a heart to serve as an usher, there are some vacancies to fill during the Sunday 9:30am and 11:00am worship services. For more information, please contact the Sunday & Special Events Hospitality Director, Vince Scidone, at 591-2552. Changing neighborhoods and the world one step at a time! We walk and pray through neighborhoods glorifying God. Stop by the Missions Kiosk this weekend to find out more about this FBCN missions ministry. Someone you know is hurting. Tell him/her about our new Divorce Recovery group starting this weekend. Call Jim at 596-8600 x242 for more information. PraiseKids (PreK 4 - 4th grade) will begin Sunday, January 26 at 5:00pm in the Education Building (ED132 & ED163). The 5th Grade Ministry Team will begin Sunday, January 26 at 5:00pm in Room DC220 (2nd floor of the Discipleship Center). Amplify (middle school) will begin Sunday, January 12 at 4:00pm in the Family Life Center (FL138). Resonate (high school) has already begun and meets at 5:00pm in the Student Center. We welcome all levels of ability. You can work on a group quilt project, or work on a project of your own. Any questions, call Pam at 272-5583.

Usher Positions Available

In the Missions Kiosk this weekend

Red Shoes Ministry

Begins Saturday, January 11 at 7:20pm in Room DC209

Divorce Recovery

Southern Gospel Music Concert Featuring the Dove Brothers Quartet and Lindsey Graham
Doors open at 6pm and general admission tickets are $20 at the door. A love offering will be taken to benefit the Pregnancy Resource Center.

Thursday, January 16 at 7:00pm in the Worship Center

Children & Youth Choirs Beginning Dates

Chip Ingram has served as senior pastor of Venture Christian Church in Los Gatos, CA, and president of Living on the Edge, an international teaching and discipleship ministry. He is the author of fourteen books. Sunday morning worship services - SPIRITUAL SIMPLICITY (Sermon Title: All You Need is Love) The key to simplifying life, Chip Ingram says, is to make sure love is your #1 priority. Love redirects our focus and unravels the complex, overextended lifestyle that keeps us ever running but never arriving. Join Chip as he shares All You Need is Love from his book Spiritual Simplicity: Doing Less, Loving More and learn how to change love from a noun to a verb. Sunday evening seminar (5:30-7:30 in the Worship Center) - HOUSE OR HOME (Sermon Title: Gods Blueprint for a Great Family) Its no secret that the family is in trouble in America. The foundational building block of society is crumbling before our eyes. And we know Christians are not exempt. There is hope. Despite the mounting pressure on couples, you really can have a great marriage, raise Godly kids, and experience a healthy, lifegiving home with the stability to weather lifes storms. Join Chip Ingram as he challenges the status quo and gives clear, compelling help for couples who long for unity and fulfillment in their marriage and timeless truths about Gods blueprint for parenting. Sunday evening childcare (for infants through fifth grade) will be provided by advanced ticket purchase. Tickets are $2.00 per child and include a snack. Space is limited. Pick-up your childcare tickets at the Education Building rotundas, or stop by the Preschool & Childrens Ministry Office. Phone reservations for childcare are not available.

Speaking during worship services at 9:30am & 11am and again on Sunday evening at 5:30pm-7:30pm

Chip Ingram -- Sunday, January 19

Monday, January 13 at 6:30pm in WC117

Quilting & Sewing

Open registration now available through January for anyone in 6th grade - 12th grade. You can find the link at fbcn.org. Connect with other students and grow in your walk with God.

January 17-19, 2014

DNow Weekend

C2 Ministry (College & Career) Third Friday Fellowship

All single adults, ages 18-29, please join us for this very special Third Friday Fellowship featuring guest speaker Dr. Dixon, former president and now chancellor of Cedarville University. He is an excellent speaker and evangelist, and we are privileged to have him join us. It will be an evening not to be missed!

Friday, January 17 at 7:30pm in the Student Center

Dave Ramseys very informative and entertaining financial class is back! Be sure to register for the class this weekend at our information table in the Commons (right in front of the Chapel). This is a ministry of our deacons wives to the widows of our congregation. Join us for fellowship and encouragement from Gods Word as our new Associate Pastor of Discipleship, John David Edie, is our guest speaker! Please sign up in the Fellowship Hallway, or call Vada at 596-8600 x268.

Begins Tuesday, January 21 and runs through March 18

Financial Peace University

Monday, January 27 at 1:30-3:30pm in WC117

Annas Tea

There is a guest reception in the Commons following the Saturday night and Sunday morning 11:00am worship services. Pastor would love to meet you!

Guest Reception

Deacon Ordination

On January 18 & 19, be sure to pick up a bag as you exit the Worship Center, take it home and fill it with non perishable food, and return it the following weekend. As you park your car on January 25 & 26, leave the filled bag behind your car, and it will be picked up and taken to Helps Outreach to stock their food pantry.

Pick up your bag on Jan 18 & 19; bring it back full on Jan 25 & 26

Cans by the Cars to Benefit Helps Outreach

Discovering First Baptist Church Naples

Led by Pastor Hayes Wicker, this dinner is for those who are new to FBCN, want to join the church, or would like more information about our church ministries. Please RSVP at 596-8600 x679. Childcare must be reserved separately by calling 596-8600 x360.

Marion has been preaching since about the age of 16. He has pastored churches in Louisiana, Colorado, and Alaska before retiring to Naples and becoming a member of FBCN. Happy birthday Marion! We love you and thank God for your life! FBCN member Delores Swanson passed away on December 29. We express our sympathy to her family. FBCN member Norma Overbeck passed away on December 19. We express our sympathy to her family.

Pastor & Fellow Church Member Rev. Marion Dunham

Happy 100th Birthday on January 14, 2014

This is always a very special and moving worship service. Everyone is invited. Nominees for Deacon (to be voted on by the church) are: Russ Ayers, Jason Dean, Mike Dolan, Logan Marks, and Tim Reiter

Sunday, January 12 at 6:00pm in the Chapel

Monday, January 27 at 6:30pm in DC121

Absent from the Body; Present with the Lord

Last Weekend
Baptisms Jenna Burris Mackenzie Cartwright Brian Haizlip Brynn Haizlip Wil Newkirk Caterina Shemavonian Natalie Shemavonian Samantha Shemavonian

Decisions for Christ

Baptisms Luke Walker Rededication Mark Davis

January 4 & 5

Worship Attendance
1,189 1,719 1,235 4,143

First Time Guests

2013-2014 Operating Revenues July 1, 2013 - January 5, 2014 Budget Actual Variance Ask...Seek...Knock...(Matthew 7:7) See what God is doing.
$3,874,150 $3,870,681 ($3,469)

Financial Stewardship

Membership by Statement Jeremy & Heather Lankford

Saturday Night Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. Total

We are glad that you came to worship with us today. Our worship services are intended to give praise to God and reveal how Jesus gives hope for all who call on His name. We hope that you feel at home here! Greeters at the doors can help with immediate needs that you may have, and volunteers at the Information Desk in the Commons can direct you to a Bible & Life Group. Thank you for joining us today! For more detailed information about our church and ministries, please call Lou Falorio at 596-8600 x258. Beverly Burgoyne Director of Preschool Ministry Georgia West Executive Ministry Assistant Vickie Bryan Receptionist Miguel Cruz Hispanic Congregation Pastor Alicia Diller Biblical Counseling Associate Jasmine Tyner Music Ministry Assistant (Part-Time)

Welcome to First Baptist Church Naples

January 4 & 5

Bible & Life Attendance

735 155 459 688 481 2,518

FBCN January Staff Anniversaries

This Upcoming Week

Deacon of the Week January 13 - 19 Joe Bare & Bob Williamson

Debt balance as of Jan 5 $3,893,634

Saturday Night Sunday 8:15 a.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m. Home Groups Total

Lottie Moon -- Total Raised Childrens Ministry

18 years 18 years 12 years 11 years 6 years 1 year

Wednesday Family Meal

Wednesday, January 15 Chicken Piccata, Pasta, Vegetable, Salad, Dessert

Thanks to you and your generosity, First Baptist Church Naples raised $66,665.03 to go to the Lottie Moon Offering of the International Mission Board.

Our Church is Funding International Missionaries

Saturday, January 11
5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:15 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

Weekly Schedule

If you need assistance, please call the church deacon hotline at 800-732-9573. For Spanish, call 404-7764.

Tickets may be purchased at the Lighthouse Cafe or at the door for $6 each or $25 for a family (immediate family residing in home). Alternate choices include grilled chicken breast, hamburger, pizza, or hot dog.

This class is for parents wanting to dedicate themselves and their child to the Lord. Childcare will be provided. Please call 596-8600 x360 to RSVP. This is a four-week class for children who are in 1st-4th grade and would like to get baptized. Please contact the Childrens Ministry Office at 596-8600 x350.

Saturday, January 18 at 4:45pm in Room ED164

Parent Dedication Class First Steps Class

Begins Saturday, January 18 at 7:30pm

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 Haitian Bible Study & Worship: ED207 Vietnamese Worship & Bible Study: DC221 Worship Service: Worship Center Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus Romanian Bible Study & Worship: Modulars 3 & 4 Worship Service: Worship Center Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus Spanish Worship Service: Student Center Romanian Worship Service: Modular 4

Grand Prix Car Race is for all 1st-5th graders on Friday, February 21 at 6:30pm in the Student Center. Buy your car kit from the Childrens Ministry Office for $5.

Saturday, January 25 from 9:00-11:00am near the playground

Grand Prix Car Race Body Shop

Sunday, January 12

Ways to Connect Online with FBCN

Live streaming Saturday at 6:00pm and Sunday at 9:30am & 11:00am at fbcn.org! Like us on Facebook: FirstBaptistChurchNaples

Visit our website: fbcn.org Follow us on Twitter: @fbcn @hayeswicker

Tuesday, January 14
4:45 p.m. 6:20 p.m. 6:25 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

9:00 a.m. RefresHer Womens Ministry: Worship Center

Wednesday, January 15

Contact Us
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

Family Meal: Fellowship Recreation-Gym AWANA for Kids: Education Building Band of Brothers Mens Ministry: Chapel RefresHer Womens Ministry: Worship Center High School Ministry: Student Center Middle School Ministry: Family Life Center-Gym

First Baptist Church Naples

Other events this week include: Amplify, Resonate, Deacon Ordination, Quilting/ Sewing, MOPS, Prayer for our Pastors, Celebrate Recovery, Grief Share, Southern Gospel Concert, Prayer Shawl, DNOW Weekend, and C2 Third Friday Fellowship. For a full weekly schedule, please go to fbcn.org/weeklyschedule.