Summer Meetings

Hello Ladies!

Well, I cannot believe it has been a month since the Women's Revival! What an uplifting, encouraging, fun weekend that was with Dawn Smith! Thanks to all who participated!



We had our May WFBC Meeting and we celebrated. We celebrated a wonderful revival and two years of fellowshipping and growing our hearts in Christ. Praise the Lord!!



Our next meetings-June 16th, July 14th, & August 11th-we will be focusing on outreach and fellowship. Please come join us as we bless the lives of others and ours too are blessed! Meetings begin at 6:30 in the downstairs Fellowship Hall at FBC-MC.

Blessings to All!
Cheri

Women's Revival 2009

He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.
Psalm 40:2-3a

Our Second Annual Women's Revival is coming up this April! Please mark your calendars for Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18 to join us for this awesome event.

Our guest speaker will be Dawn Smith Jordan of Columbia, SC (more info here).

Download and print a registration form here.

About Dawn Smith Jordan

The marvelous thing about God is that the deeper the tragedy, the greater the grace. Dawn Smith Jordan is no stranger to both. On May 31, 1985, Dawn’s younger sister, Shari, was kidnapped and murdered just two days before her high school graduation. It became the largest manhunt in South Carolina’s history, drawing national attention.

Shari’s murderer allowed her to write a letter of farewell to her family, saying, “Please don’t let this ruin your lives. Just keep living one day at a time for Jesus. Remember, everything works out for the good to those that love the Lord. Some good will come of this.” Never could Dawn or her family have realized how God could do just that.

With the hope only found in Jesus Christ, Dawn went on to become Miss South Carolina in 1986 and 2nd runner-up to Miss America.

Today, Dawn ministers in up to 75 concerts/events annually. The heartbeat of her music and message is the sufficiency of God’s grace, even to the point of forgiving the man who killed her sister. Dawn has ministered for over twenty years throughout the United States, Canada, and the Cayman Islands.

Dawn continues to walk in the grace of which she sings and speaks. In 1997, due to circumstances not of her own choosing, Dawn became a single mother. From the pit of despair came a deeper trust in the Lord and a new ministry to those facing the same situation. Forgiveness, once again, played a vital role in Dawn’s ability to find healing and hope.

As a Contemporary Christian singer/songwriter/ recording artist with Urgent Records, an author, and a professional speaker, God has given Dawn a unique ability to communicate His truth in a moving way, as a living, joyful testimony, even from the deepest of unexpected heartaches.

Dawn’s life verse and commitment are found in Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge him and he will direct your paths.”

Dawn’s greatest joy is being a mother to her two children, Hannah (13) and Ross (10). They reside in Columbia, SC and are active members of First Baptist Church, Columbia.

Visit Dawn at www.dawnsmithjordan.com.

Women's Fall Discipleship

Fall Discipleship at First Baptist will be underway in September. The following classes are available for ladies. Contact the church office (email link) for more information.

HE SPEAKS TO ME
Preparing to Hear from God
Sundays at 5:30
Begins September 7

Priscilla Shirer draws life lessons from the account of God speaking to the boy Samuel. In this beloved Bible story found in 1 Samuel 3, Priscilla relates six characteristics found in Samuel that are applicable to women today as they tune their hearts to hear God's voice. By listening to God's voice and obeying Him, women will be drawn into a closer relationship to God that brings a deeper desire to serve Him faithfully. (6 sessions)

Leader: Dee Bice
Cost: cost of book, approx. $10-15
Location: Room 259



DANIEL
Thursdays at 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
Continued from Last Semester
Join this group in a faith-building study of pro-phecy, and learn how to shine for Christ in our modern culture.

Leader: Cindy Horton / Linda Williams
Location: Room 268



FINGERPRINTS OF GOD
Tuesdays at 9 AM (nursery provided)
Begins Tuesday, September 2

AND Wednesdays at 6:30 PM
Begins Wednesday, September 3
This inter-active Bible study for women exposes the wonder of God’s touch upon our lives. Participants will discover that when they experience God’s touch, they will recognize six things: honor, intimacy, shelter, guidance, redemption, and refinement. And just like clay in the skilled hands of a potter, God’s touch molds us and shapes us from glory to glory.

Leader: Cheri Kitts
Cost: cost of book, approx. $10-15
Location:
Tuesday – Youth Area
Wednesday – McKnight Street

September Meeting: Prayer

Our missions emphasis for the summer months turned out to have a huge impact on our lives. We were reminded that it takes each one of us in our own way going and sharing our Savior with those around us. How exciting it was to see God working in the lives of other women and the burdens He has placed on their lives to step out boldly with a mission to reach the lost and the lonely. We are none the same! Praise God!

As we begin our fall schedule, during our monthly meetings, our focus will be to learn to pursue Christ with a passion so that our hearts will become a home where Christ wants to reside. We are so excited about the coming months as we build on the foundation that Beth Greer laid during our Women’s Revival in May … having a passionate heart for Christ.

To achieve having a passionate heart we must start with Prayer. This will be our theme for our September meeting – Prayer.

So join us, Tuesday, September 16th at 6:30 PM. In the Fellowship Hall

1. Bring a friend
2. Be in prayer

God has placed on our hearts a drama to be presented each month that builds each month with the finale taking place in April, so you will not want to miss a single meeting!

God has been so faithful! Won’t you be faithful too?

HANNAH PRAYED, and said, My heart exults and triumphs in the Lord; my horn (my strength) is lifted up in the Lord. My mouth is no longer silent, for it is opened wide over my enemies, because I rejoice in Your salvation. There is none holy like the Lord, there is none besides You; there is no Rock like our God.

1 Samuel 2:1&2 AMP

Women's Revival Information

LADIES! Are you getting excited about our WFBC Women's Revival!? It's coming up and will be here in just over a month! Are you praying for our leadership? for Beth Greer? Are you inviting your friends? Are you praying that God would use this revival to impact your life?

We're excited about how this Revival has the potential to really encourage women in our community to reignite -- or ignite for the first time -- their passion for pursing Christ.

In the sidebar to the right, you'll find the Revival Schedule, a link to our guest speaker Beth Greer's Biography information, and also a printable brochure and registration form. We would like for this site to become a place where you could send your friends to for more information about the Revival, but also to see that others are getting excited!

Use the comments section on this post to let us know what you hope the Lord will show you during this revival.

April Meeting

Heaven is real! We know this because Jesus has risen and lives there today! This is our glorious hope for our journey is that one day we will live in heaven and spend eternity with our Lord. We were not meant for this world alone, for God promises in 2 Corinthians 5:1, “Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.”

What a glorious day that will be, when we all get to heaven! We will be home!

For our April WFBC monthly meeting, we will be praising God and celebrating that God is with us on our journey and that He is anxiously awaiting the day for us to join Him in His Home of Glory!

Want you join us Tuesday, April 15th at 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall as we embark on the final leg of our journey to see our Lord.

Come take our hand – we are on our way to eternity!