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Our desire is to bring glory to God through worship, discipleship & outreach centered around the gospel.FBC is a place to Believe. At FBC you can start a relationship with God through believing in His son Jesus. Acts 16:31 says, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved..." Make sure you know where you are going when your time on earth is up.Click Here for deeper details FBC is a place to BelongYou and I weren't meant to be on this faith journey alone. FBC has small groups for everyone that will help you learn the basics of the Bible, connect with other believers and help you dig deeper as you grow in your faith.FBC is a place to Become.God's desire is for you to become more like Jesus. You are never more like Christ than with your serve others. At FBC we have many opprotunities for you to serve!

VBS 2012-Is cleared for takeoff- Watch amazing things happen as kids encounter God like never before—all against the backdrop of some of the world's most marvelous natural wonders. As kids explore Psalm 147:5, they’ll recognize God’s power over all things, trust that God is always in control, accept God’s gift of forgiveness, celebrate that Jesus is alive, and rely on God’s power.June 24-28 6:30pm - 8:00pmClick here: REGISTER online today!Call 904-692-1563 for more information.

Contemporary/Traditional WorshipColossians 3:12-17 At First Baptist Hastings we are dedicated to using our gifts to worship and lead the people into the presence of God. We offer a variety of opportunities to worship including traditional hymns to modern worship and media. We operate with a worship team filled with outstanding singers, musicians andproduction/media team members. The Five Biblical Values of the Healthy Worship TeamColossians 3:12-17FaithWe believe that Jesus is Lord and that He was sent by God to die for our sins so that we may have eternal life with him in heaven. John 3:16 Also we believe that it is our duty as Christians to reach those who are “lost” and bring them to know Jesus as Lord and Savior of their lives. We represent Christ by loving one another and sharing Gods love in our everyday lives. John 4:7 John 13:34-35ExcellenceWe are expected to do the very best that we can with what we have.We were given the gifts and talents of music and arts to glorify Christ. Therefore, He deserves only the best. Psalms 33.3-4It is also important that we are consistent.Punctuality Arriving on time to rehearsals and Sunday morning sound check is very important. We are working on Gods time and for the growth of his kingdom. So lets use it wisely.GrowthGrowth spiritually We are expected to spend time in prayer and biblical studies personally and with our families. James 4:8, Psalms 1, Matthew 7:7Growth in numberWe need more people join us with the passion to both serve God and others through the Worship and Arts team.More musicians, singers and audio/visual technicians adds depth to give time for needed rest to avoid burn-out. FunIf you’re not having fun then why do it?Ecclesiastes 8:15

Permission Slips-Click Here!First Baptist Church of Hastings is excited to team up with CEF as we start the first Good News Club in St. John's County. The Good News Club will start meeting after school Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 2:00 pm -3:30pm at South Woods Elementry School. For grades K - 5th. Get your child enrolled today!What is a Good News Club?Good News Club is a ministry of Child Evangelism Fellowship in which trained teachers meet with groups of children in schools, homes, community centers, churches, apartment complexes, just about anywhere the children can easily and safely meet with their parent's permission. Each week the teacher presents an exciting Bible lesson using colorful materials from CEF Press. This action-packed time also includes songs, Scripture memory, a missions story and review games or other activities focused on the lesson's theme.As with all CEF ministries, the purpose of Good News Club is to evangelize boys and girls with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and establish (disciple) them in the Word of God and in a local church for Christian living. Can we really teach the Bible in public schools?Yes! The Gospel has been taught freely in public schools all over the world for some time. Now children in the U.S. have that opportunity, too! In 2001 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Good News Clubs v. Milford Central School that Good News Clubs can meet in public schools in the United States after school hours on the same terms as other community groups. Children attend Good News Club only with their parents' permission.What is taught in Good News Club?Each week an exciting Bible lesson using colorful materials from CEF Press is presented. This action-packed time also includes songs, Scripture memory, a missions story and review games or other activities focused on the lesson's theme.Each club includes a clear presentation of the Gospel and an opportunity for children to trust Jesus as Savior. Every club also includes strong discipleship training to build character and strengthen moral and spiritual growth. All children are encouraged to attend a local church.Who teaches a Good News Club?Christians who are concerned for boys and girls work together volunteering their time and energy to teach Good News Club. They are trained by Child Evangelism Fellowship to have a club that is exciting and informative so that children will want to keep coming. Teachers are asked to sign the CEF Statement of Faith and agree to abide by the policies of the organization. Adults working with the program are screened according to our child protection policy.In the United States there is a movement among churches to adopt a public school Good News Club. How can I get involved?There are several opportunities to be involved with a Good News Club. You can pray for the children and teachers in the club. Become a club teacher or helper by contacting your local chapter and asking about training and opportunities.For more information check out: cefonline.com

Your Invited!First Baptist Church in Hastings invites you and your family for a afternoon of great food and fun! Don't miss out! It starts Sunday Morning @ 11am. There will be music and a message from our new pastor Lucas Cunningham. Free meal tickets will be given out at the service. You will need this ticket for the meal to be free. Children of all ages will love the obstacle course and bounce house! Hope to see you there! If your a parent we have a well staffed nursery available (alert pagers are avaible). During church we have a Kidz church for children up to 5th grade.

As a church that voluntarily affiliates with the Southern Baptist Convention, we have adopted the 1963 Baptist Faith and Message as our statement of belief.1. THE SCRIPTURESThe Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is the record of Gods revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. It reveals the principles by which God judges us; and therefore is, and will remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and religious opinions should be tried. The criterion by which the Bible is to be interpreted is Jesus Christ.Ex 24:4; De 4:1-2; 17:19; Jos 8:34Psa 19:7-10; 119:11, 89, 105, 140Isa 34:16; 40:8; Jer 15:16; 36:1-32Mat 5:17-18; 22:29; Lu 21:33; 24:44-46Joh 5:39; 16:13-15; 17:17; Ac 2:16; 17:11Rom 15:4; 16:25-26; 2Ti 3:15-17Heb 1:1-2; 4:12; 1Pe 1:25; 2Pe 1:19-21 2. GODThere is one and only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. God is infinite in holiness and all other perfections. To Him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience.The eternal God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being.A. God the FatherGod as Father reigns with providential care over His universe, His creatures, and the flow of the stream of human history according to the purposes of His grace. He is all powerful, all loving, and all wise. God is Father in truth to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ. He is fatherly in His attitude toward all men.Gen 1:1; 2:7; Ex 3:14; 6:2-3; 15:11; 20:1Lev 22:2; De 6:4; 32:6; 1Ch 29:10; Psa 19:1-3Isa 43:3, 15; 64:8; Jer 10:10; 17:13Mat 6:9; 7:11; 23:9; 28:19; Mark 1:9-11John 4:24; 5:26; 14:6-13; 17:1-8; Acts 1:7Rom 8:14-15; 1Co 8:6; Gal 4:6; Eph 4:6Col 1:15; 1Ti 1:17; Heb 11:6; 12:9; 1Pe 1:17; 1Jo 5:7B. God the SonChrist is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ he was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus perfectly revealed and did the will of God, taking upon Himself the demands and necessities of human nature and identifying Himself completely with mankind yet without sin. He honored the divine law by His personal obedience, and in His death on the cross He made provision for the redemption of men from sin. He was raised from the dead with a glorified body and appeared to His disciples as the person who was with them before His crucifixion. He ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where He is the One Mediator, partaking of the nature of God and of man, and in whose Person is effected the reconciliation between God and man. He will return in power and glory to judge the world and to consummate His redemptive mission. He now dwells in all believers as the living and ever present Lord.Gen 18:1; Psalm 2:7; 110:1; Isa 7:14; 53:1-12Mat 1:18-23; 3:17; 8:29; 11:27; 14:33; 16:16, 27Mat 17:5; 27; 28:1-6, 19; Mark 1:1; 3:11Luke 1:35; 4:41; 22:70; 24:46John 1:1-18, 29; 10:30, 38; 11:25-27; 12:44-50John 14:7-11, 16:15-16, 28; 17:1-5, 21-22; 20:1-20, 28Acts 1:9; 2:22-24; 7:55-56; 9:4-5, 20Rom 1; 3-4; 3:23-26; 5:6-21; 8:1-3, 34; 10:41Co 1:30; 2:2; 8:6; 15:1-8, 24-28; 2Co 5:19-21Gal 4:4-5; Eph 1:20; 3:11; 4:7-10; Php 2:5-11Col 1:13-22; 2:9; 1Th 4:14-18; 1Ti 2:5-6; 3:16Tit 2:13-14; Heb 1:1-3; 4:14-15; 7:14-28Heb 9:12-15, 24-28; 12:2; 13:8; 1Pe 2:21-25; 3:221Jo 1:7-9; 3:2; 4:14- 15; 5:9; 2Jo 7-9Rev 1:13-16; 5:9-14; 12:10-11; 13:8; 19:16C. God the Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God. He inspired holy men of old to write the Scriptures. Through illumination He enables men to understand truth. He exalts Christ. He convicts of sin, of righteousness and of judgment. He calls men to the Saviour, and effects regeneration. He cultivates Christian character, comforts believers, and bestows the spiritual gifts by which they serve God through His church. He seals the believer unto the day of final redemption. His presence in the Christian is the assurance of God to bring the believer into the fulness of the stature of Christ. He enlightens and empowers the believer and the church in worship, evangelism, and service.Gen 1:2; Jud 14:6; Job 26:13; Psa 51:11; 139:7Isa 61:1-3; Joel 2:28-32Mat 1:18; 3:16; 4:1; 12:28-32; 28:19; Mk 1:10, 12Luke 1:35; 4:1, 18-19; 11:13; 12:12; 24:49John 4:24; 14:16-17, 26; 15:26; 16:7-14Acts 1:8; 2:1-4, 38; 4:31; 5:3; 6:3; 7:55; 8:17, 39 Acts 10:44; 13:2; 15:28; 16:6; 19:1-6Rom 8:9-11, 14-16, 26-27; 1Co 2:10-14; 3:16; 12:3-11Gal 4:6; Eph 1:13-14; 4:30; 5:18; 1Th 5:191Ti 3:16; 4:1; 2Ti 1:14; 3:16; Heb 9:8, 142Pe 1:21; 1Jo 4:13; 5:6-7; Rev 1:10; 22:17 3. MANMan was created by the special act of God, in His own image, and is the crowning work of His creation. In the beginning man was innocent of sin and was endowed by his Creator with freedom of choice. By his free choice man sinned against God and brought sin into the human race. Through the temptation of Satan man transgressed the command of God, and fell from his original innocence; whereby his posterity inherit a nature and an environment inclined toward sin, and as soon as they are capable of moral action become transgressors and are under condemnation. Only the grace of God can bring man into His holy fellowship and enable man to fulfill the creative purpose of God. The sacredness of human personality is evident in that God created man in His own image, and in that Christ died for man; therefore every man possesses dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love.Gen 1:26-30; 2:5, 7, 18-22; 3; 9:6Psa 1:1-6; 8:3-6; 32:1-5; 51:5; Isa 6:5; Jer 17:5Matt 16:26; Acts 17:26-31Rom 1:19-32; 3:10-18, 23; 5:6, 12, 19; 6:6Rom 7:14-25; 8:14-18, 29; 1Co 1:21-31; 15:19, 21-22Eph 2:1-22; Col 1:21-22; 3:9-11 4. SALVATIONSalvation involves the redemption of the whole man, and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer. In its broadest sense salvation includes regeneration, sanctification, and glorification.A. Regeneration, or the new birth, is a work of Gods grace whereby believers become new creatures in Christ Jesus. It is a change of heart wrought by the Holy Spirit through conviction of sin, to which the sinner responds in repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.Repentance and faith are inseparable experiences of grace. Repentance is a genuine turning from sin toward God. Faith is the acceptance of Jesus Christ and commitment of the entire personality to Him as Lord and Saviour.Justification is Gods gracious and full acquittal upon principles of His righteousness of all sinners who repent and believe in Christ. Justification brings the believer into a relationship of peace and favor with God.B. Sanctification is the experience, beginning in regeneration, by which the believer is set apart to Gods purposes, and is enabled to progress toward moral and spiritual perfection through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in him. Growth in grace should continue throughout the regenerate persons life.C. Glorification is the culmination of salvation and is the final blessed and abiding state of the redeemed.Gen 3:15; Ex 3:14-17; 6:2-8Mat 1:21; 4:17; 16:21-26; 27:22-28:6Luke 1:68-69; 2:28-32John 1:11-14, 29; 3:3-21, 36; 5:24; 10:9, 28-29John 15:1-16; 17:17; Acts 2:21; 4:12; 15:11; 16:30-31Acts 17:30-31; 20:32; Rom 1:16-18; 2:4; 3:23-25; 4:3Rom 5:8-10; 6:1-23; 8:1-18; 29-39; 10:9-10, 13Rom 13:11-14; 1Cor 1:18, 30; 6:19-20; 15:102Co 5:17-20; Gal 2:20; 3:13; 5:22-25; 6:15Eph 1:7; 2:8-22; 4:11-16; Php 2:12-13; Col 1:9-22; 3:11Th 5:23-24; 2Tim 1:12; Titus 2:11-14Heb 2:1-3; 5:8-9; 9:24-28; 11:1-12:8, 14James 2:14-26; 1Pe 1:2-23; 1Jo 1:6-2:11Rev 3:20; 21:1-22:5 5. GOD'S PURPOSE OF GRACEElection is the gracious purpose of God, according to which He regenerates, sanctifies, and glorifies sinners. It is consistent with the free agency of man, and comprehends all the means in connection with the end. It is a glorious display of Gods sovereign goodness, and is infinitely wise, holy, and unchangeable. It excludes boasting and promotes humility.All true believers endure to the end. Those whom God has accepted in Christ, and sanctified by His Spirit, will never fall away from the state of grace, but shall persevere to the end. Believers may fall into sin through neglect and temptation, whereby they grieve the Spirit, impair their graces and comforts, bring reproach on the cause of Christ, and temporal judgments on themselves, yet they shall be kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation.Gen 12:1-3; Ex 19:5-8; 1Sa 8:4-7, 19-22Isa 5:1-7; Jer 31:31Mat 16:18-19; 21:28-45; 24:22, 31; 25:34Luke 1:68-79; 2:29-32; 19:41-44; 24:44-48John 1:12-14; 3:16; 5:24; 6:44-45, 65; 10:27-29John 15:16; 17:6, 12, 17-18; Acts 20:32Rom 5:9-10; 8:28-39; 10:12-15; 11:5-7, 26-361Co 1:1-2; 15:24-28; Eph 1:4-23; 2:1-10; 3:1-11Col 1:12-14; 2Th 2:13-14; 2Ti 1:12; 2:10, 19Heb 11:39-12:2; 1Pe 1:2-5, 13; 2:4-101Jo 1:7-9; 2:19; 3:2 6. THE CHURCHA New Testament church of the Lord Jesus Christ is a local body of baptized believers who are associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel, observing the two ordinances of Christ, committed to His teachings, exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by His Word, and seeking to extend the gospel to the ends of the earth.This church is an autonomous body, operating through democratic processes under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. In such a congregation members are equally responsible. Its Scriptural officers are pastors and deacons.The New Testament speaks also of the church as the body of Christ which includes all of the redeemed of all the ages.Mat 16:15-19; 18:15-20Acts 2:41-42, 47; 5:11-14; 6:3-6; 13:1-3; 14:23, 27Acts 15:1-30; 16:5; 20:28; Rom 1:71Co 1:2; 3:16; 5:4-5; 7:17; 9:13-14; 12Eph 1:22-23; 2:19-22; 3:8-11, 21; 5:22-32Php 1:1; Col 1:18; 1Ti 3:1-15; 4:14 7. BAPTISM AND THE LORD'S SUPPERChristian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believers faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Saviour, the believers death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony to his faith in the final resurrection of the dead. Being a church ordinance, it is prerequisite to the privileges of church membership and to the Lords Supper.The Lord's Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby members of the church, through partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, memorialize the death of the Redeemer and anticipate His second coming.Mat 3:13-17; 26:26-30; 28:19-20; Mk 1:9-11; 14:22-26Luke 3:21-22; 22:19-20; John 3:23Acts 2:41-42; 8:35-39; 16:30-33; 20:7Rom 6:3-5; 1Co 10:16, 21; 11:23-29; Col 2:12 8. THE LORD'S DAYThe first day of the week is the Lords Day. It is a Christian institution for regular observance. It commemorates the resurrection of Christ from the dead and should be employed in exercises of worship and spiritual devotion, both public and private, and by refraining from worldly amusements, and resting from secular employments, work of necessity and mercy only being excepted.Ex 20:8-11; Mat 12:1-12; 28:1; Mk 2:27-28; 16:1-7Luke 24:1-3, 33-36; John 4:21-24; 20:1, 19-28Acts 20:7; 1Co 16:1-2; Col 2:16; 3:16; Rev 1:10 9. THE KINGDOMThe Kingdom of God includes both His general sovereignty over the universe and His particular kingship over men who willfully acknowledge Him as King. Particularly the Kingdom is the realm of salvation into which men enter by trustful, childlike commitment to Jesus Christ. Christians ought to pray and to labor that the Kingdom may come and Gods will be done on earth. The full consummation of the Kingdom awaits the return of Jesus Christ and the end of this age.Gen 1:1; Isa 9:6-7; Jer 23:5-6Mat 3:2; 4:8-10, 23; 12:25-28; 13:1-52; 25:31-46; 26:29Mk 1:14-15; 9:1; Luke 4:43; 8:1; 9:2; 12:31-32Luke 17:20-21; 23:42; John 3:3; 18:36Acts 1:6-7; 17:22-31; Rom 5:17; 8:191Co 15:24-28; Col 1:13; Heb 11:10, 16; 12:281Pe 2:4-10; 4:13; Rev 1:6, 9; 5:10; 11:15; 21-22 10. LAST THINGSGod, in His own time and in His own way, will bring the world to its appropriate end. According to His promise, Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in glory to the earth; the dead will be raised; and Christ will judge all men in righteousness. The unrighteous will be consigned to Hell, the place of everlasting punishment. The righteous in their resurrected and glorified bodies will receive their reward and will dwell forever in Heaven with the Lord.Isa 2:4; 11:9; Mat 16:27; 18:8-9Mat 19:28; 24:27, 30, 36, 44; 25:31-46; 26:64Mark 8:38; 9:43-48; Luke 12:40, 48; 16:19-26Luke 17:22-37; 21:27-28; John 14:1-3Acts 1:11; 17:31; Rom 14:10; 1Co 4:51Co 15:24-28, 35-58; 2Co 5:10; Php 3:20-21Col 1:5; 3:4; 1Th 4:14-18; 5:1; 2Th 1:7; 2:1-171Ti 6:14; 2Ti 4:1, 8; Tit 2:13; Heb 9:27-28James 5:8; 2Pe 3:7; 1Jo 2:28; 3:2Jude 14; Rev 1:18; 3:11; 20:1-22:13 11. EVANGELISM AND MISSIONSIt is the duty and privilege of every follower of Christ and of every church of the Lord Jesus Christ to endeavor to make disciples of all nations. The new birth of mans spirit by Gods Holy Spirit means the birth of love for others. Missionary effort on the part of all rests thus upon a spiritual necessity of the regenerate life, and is expressly and repeatedly commanded in the teachings of Christ. It is the duty of every child of God to seek constantly to win the lost to Christ by personal effort and by all other methods in harmony with the gospel of Christ.Gen 12:1-3; Ex 19:5-6; Isa 6:1-8Mat 9:37-38; 10:5-15; 13:18-30, 37-43; 16:19Mat 22:9-10; 24:14; 28:18-20; Luke 10:1-18; 24:46-53John 14:11-12; 15:7-8, 16; 17:15; 20:21Acts 1:8; 2; 8:26-40; 10:42-48; 13:2-3Rom 10:13-15; Eph 3:1-11; 1Th 1:8; 2Ti 4:5Heb 2:1-3; 11:39-12:2; 1Pe 2:4-10; Rev 22:17 12. EDUCATIONThe cause of education in the Kingdom of Christ is co-ordinate with the causes of missions and general benevolence, and should receive along with these the liberal support of the churches. An adequate system of Christian schools is necessary to a complete spiritual program for Christs people.In Christian education there should be a proper balance between academic freedom and academic responsibility. Freedom in any orderly relationship of human life is always limited and never absolute. The freedom of a teacher in a Christian school, college, or seminary is limited by the pre-eminence of Jesus Christ, by the authoritative nature of the Scriptures, and by the distinct purpose for which the school exists.De 4:1,5,9,14; 6:1-10; 31:12-13; Neh 8:1-8; Job 28:28Psa 19:7; 119:11; Pro 3:13; 4:1-10; 8:1-7, 11; 15:14Ecc 7:19; Mat 5:2; 7:24; 28:19-20; Luke 2:401Co 1:18-31; Eph 4:11-16; Php 4:8; Col 2:3, 8-91Ti 1:3-7; 2Ti 2:15; 3:14-17; Heb 5:12-6:3James 1:5; 3:17 13. STEWARDSHIPGod is the source of all blessings, temporal and spiritual; all that we have and are we owe to Him. Christians have a spiritual debtorship to the whole world, a holy trusteeship in the gospel, and a binding stewardship in their possessions. They are therefore under obligation to serve Him with their time, talents, and material possessions; and should recognize all these as entrusted to them to use for the glory of God and for helping others. According to the Scriptures, Christians should contribute of their means cheerfully, regularly, systematically, proportionately, and liberally for the advancement of the Redeemers cause on earth.Gen 14:20; Lev 27:30-32; De 8:18; Mal 3:8-12Mat 6:1-4, 19-21; 19:21; 23:23; 25:14-29Luke 12:16-21, 42; 16:1-13; Acts 2:44-47Acts 5:1-11; 17:24-25; 20:35; Ro 6:6-22; 12:1-21Co 4:1-2; 6:19-20; 12; 16:1-4; 2Co 8-9; 12:15Php 4:10-19; 1Pe 1:18-19 14. COOPERATIONChrists people should, as occasion requires, organize such associations and conventions as may best secure cooperation for the great objects of the Kingdom of God. Such organizations have no authority over one another or over the churches. They are voluntary and advisory bodies designed to elicit, combine; and direct the energies of our people in the most effective manner. Members of New Testament churches should cooperate with one another in carrying forward the missionary, educational, and benevolent ministries for the extension of Christs Kingdom. Christian unity in the New Testament sense is spiritual harmony and voluntary cooperation for common ends by various groups of Christs people. Cooperation is desirable between the various Christian denominations, when the end to be attained is itself justified, and when such cooperation involves no violation of conscience or compromise of loyalty to Christ and His Word as revealed in the New Testament.Ex 17:12; 18:17; Jud 7:21; Ezr 1:3-4; 2:68-69; 5:14-15Ne 4; 8:1-5; Mat 10:5-15; 20:1-16; 22:1-10; 28:19-20Mk 2:3; Luke 10:1; Acts 1:13-14; 2:1; 4:31-37; 13:2-3Acts 15:1-35; 1Co 1:10-17; 3:5-15; 12; 2Co 8:1-9:15Gal 1:6-10; Eph 4:1-16; Php 1:15-18 15. THE CHRISTIAN AND THE SOCIAL ORDEREvery Christian is under obligation to seek to make the will of Christ supreme in his own life and in human society. Means and methods used for the improvement of society and the establishment of righteousness among men can be truly and permanently helpful only when they are rooted in the regeneration of the individual by the saving grace of God in Christ Jesus. The Christian should oppose in the spirit of Christ every form of greed, selfishness, and vice. He should work to provide for the orphaned, the needy, the aged, the helpless, and the sick. Every Christian should seek to bring industry, government, and society as a whole under the sway of the principles of righteousness, truth, and brotherly love. In order to promote these ends Christians should be ready to work with all men of good will in any good cause, always being careful to act in the spirit of love without compromising their loyalty to Christ and His truth.Ex 20:3-17; Lev 6:2-5; De 10:12; 27:17Psalm 101:5; Mic 6:8; Zech 8:16Mat 5:13-16, 43-48; 22:36-40; 25:35Mk 1:29-34, 2:3; 10:21; Luke 4:18-21; 10:27-37; 20:25John 15:12; 17:15; Rom 12-14; 1Co 5:9-10; 6:1-71Co 7:20-24; 10:23-11:1; Gal 3:26-28; Eph 6:5-9Col 3:12-17; 1Th 3:12; Phm 1:1-25; Jas 1:27; 2:8 16. PEACE AND WARIt is the duty of Christians to seek peace with all men on principles of righteousness. In accordance with the spirit and teachings of Christ they should do all in their power to put an end to war.The true remedy for the war spirit is the gospel of our Lord. The supreme need of the world is the acceptance of His teachings in all the affairs of men and nations, and the practical application of His law of love.Isa 2:4; Mat 5:9, 38-48; 6:33; 26:52; Luke 22:36,38Rom 12:18-19; 13:1-7; 14:19; Heb 12:14; Jas 4:1-217. RELIGIOUS LIBERTYGod alone is Lord of the conscience, and He has Left it free from the doctrines and commandments of men which are contrary to His Word or not contained in it. Church and state should be separate. The state owes to every church protection and full freedom in the pursuit of its spiritual ends. In providing for such freedom no ecclesiastical group or denomination should be favored by the state more than others. Civil government being ordained of God, it is the duty of Christians to render loyal obedience thereto in all things not contrary to the revealed will of God. The church should not resort to the civil power to carry on its work. The gospel of Christ contemplates spiritual means alone for the pursuit of its ends. The state has no right to impose penalties for religious opinions of any kind. The state has no right to impose taxes for the support of any form of religion. A free church in a free state is the Christian ideal, and this implies the right of free and unhindered access to God on the part of all men, and the right to form and propagate opinions in the sphere of religion without interference by the civil power.Gen 1:27; 2:7; Mat 6:6-7, 24; 16:26; 22:21John 8:36; Acts 4:19-20; Rom 6:1-2; 13:1-7Gal 5:1, 13; Php 3:20; 1Ti 2:1-2; Jas 4:121Pe 2:12-17; 3:11-17; 4:12-19 18. THE FAMILY (Added in 1998)God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. It is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood or adoption.Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. It is Gods unique gift to reveal the union between Christ and His church, and to provide for the man and the woman in marriage the framework for intimate companionship, the channel for sexual expression according to biblical standards, and the means for procreation of the human race.The husband and wife are of equal worth before God, since both are created in Gods image. The marriage relationship models the way God relates to His people. A husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church. He has the God-given responsibility to provide for, to protect, and to lead his family. A wife is to submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her husband even as the church willingly submits to the headship of Christ. She, being in the image of God as is her husband and thus equal to him, has the God-given responsibility to respect her husband and to serve as his helper in managing the household and nurturing the next generation.Children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and heritage from the Lord. Parents are to demonstrate to their children Gods pattern for marriage. Parents are to teach their children spiritual and moral values and to lead them, through consistent lifestyle example and loving discipline, to make choices based on biblical truth. Children are to honor and obey their parents.Ge 1:26-28; 2:18-25; 3:1-20; Ex 20:12; De 6:4-9; Jos 24:151Sa 1:26-28; Ps 78:1-8; 127:1-4; 128:1-6; 139:13-16Pro 1:8; 5:15-20; 6:20-22; 12:4; 13:24Pro 14:1; 17:6; 18:22; 22:6,15Pro 23:13-14; 24:3; 29:15,17; 31:10-31Ec 4:9-12; 9:9; Mal 2:14-16Mt 5:31-32; 18:2-5; 19:3-9Mr 10:6-12; Ro 1:18-32; 1Co 7:1-16Eph 5:21-33; 6:1-4; Col 3:18-21; 1Ti 5:14; 2Ti 1:3-5Tit 2:3-5; Heb 13:4; 1Pe 3:1-7

Deacons:John BaggettCraig LandsJake BrownAlan MacDonaldSunday School Directors: Kyle & Katie GrayJr. Church Directors:Noel & Hannah FossettAwana Commander:Priscilla PerryPianist:Charlene HughlettOrganist:Freda WilkeSecretary:Christy Case

“I am thrilled to be the new worship pastor at FBC. My wife and I are excited to be a part of what God is doing and going to do in this great community of Hastings.”Chad is a 2010 graduate from Lee University in Cleveland, TN. There he met his beautiful wife Johni while studying Music Ministry and Jazz. During his time at Lee, Chad served as music director and bassist for a traveling black gospel choir called The Evangelistic Singers. He also was a bassist for a few other ensembles including the Jazz Combo and the Lee U. Symphony Orchestra. During his senior year he served as intern and assistant music pastor at New Friendship Baptist Church.Chad & Johni recently married and moved to St. Augustine in April of 2011 to support Johni in completing graduate school at the University of St. Augustine for Physical and Occupational Therapy. Other than music Chad enjoys spending time with family & friends, cycling, cooking, video editing, custom framing at Hobby Lobby part-time, and long walks on the beach with his Great Dane Titan.Contact Chad at:E-mail: cwickvb@gmail.comfacebook.com/CwickVByoutube.com/CwickVB

Our Adult small groups are about building community. A community of people that encourage and pray for one another. God didn't design us to go on this journey of faith on our own. The Adult small groups are designed not only to engage your mind but to help you fall more in love with Jesus. That's what it's all about!All of our Small groups meet Sunday Morning @ 9:45am Home Builders is designed specifically for young adults (ages 20-40). This curriculum series creates a dynamic small group experience to help young adults discover God's will and learn more about His Word.Legacy Builders is designed to help adults (ages 40-60) discover and understand God's Word for themselves. It's focus is the development of godly values, growth in biblical knowledge, and understanding of a life of Christlike excellence. Classic Builders is designed to help adults (ages 60 +). This Bible study is relevant for retired adults. It's a time of reflection upon life, but most importantly It's a time to look forward to all God has planned for retired adults now. This resource challenges a generation already full of life's experiences to discover new ones in their service to the Lord, and to pass on to younger generations the legacy of their faith. It will engage adults to grow in Bible knowledge and understanding, reinforcing godly values and Christlike excellence.

Click for the Awana registration form.Get your child registered today!Awana helps churches and parents work together to develop spiritually strong children and youth who faithfully follow Jesus Christ. Our programs offer a proven approach for evangelizing and discipling kids in the church and community. At FBC Awana meets every Sunday Night @6pm during the school year.$15 per child. $10 per additional child.Cost covers your child's vest, patches & bookDrop your form off at the church office or mail to:First Baptist ChurchPO Box 1089Hastings, Fl 32145 Fax: 904-692-1563For more information check out awana.com or call 904-692-1563

YOU CAN START A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS TODAY!There are five thing you must know1. Realize you have sinned against God.Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”2. There is a Penalty for your sin, it’s Death & Hell.Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death…”3. You can’t get to Heaven by yourself.Eph. 2:8,9 “For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is a gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”4. Jesus died to pay for your sins. Romans 5:8 “But God commandeth his love toward us that while wewere yet sinners Christ died for us.”5. Jesus invites you to accepts his gift of salvation today. Romans 10;13 “For whosoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”Pray and repent of your sins and give your life to Jesus Christ. By faith you can make Jesus your Lord & Savior today!

Lucas is excited to be the new pastor at FBC. He and his family moved from Indiana in Feb. of this year. They are looking forward to what the Lord is going to do in Hastings!He is a 2004 graduate from Baptist Bible College of Springfield, MO. There he met his beautiful wife Amy. Together they have a daughter and son, Gracie and Nate. Lucas comes from a Christian home of six, and is the oldest of four boys. He is from Bethel, OH, which is 35 miles east of Cincinnati, OH. He served as youth pastor in Richmond, IN and Willard, MO, he also pastored in Waverly, OH for two years. Lucas' favorite hobbies include softball, basketball, Xbox Live, reading , and enjoying time with the family & friends.E-mail: pastorlucascunningham@gmail.com

First Baptist Church109 N. Main St. PO Box 1089Hastings, FL 32145904.692.1563fbchastings@gmail.comFBC is located on the corner of Hwy 207 and Main St.CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

WELCOME TO FBCWhether you are hurt, lonely or lost, full of questions or looking for a home there is a place for you at FBC. Come and join us! Life Groups (all ages) @ 9:45 amSunday Worship @ 11 am Awana, Teens & Adult Small Group (Sept.-May)Sunday Night @ 6 pmBible Study & Praise KidsWednesday @ 6:30 pm -Nursery provided for all services-

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