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THE EXCITING FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
I am John Tims, the Transitional Pastor at First Baptist Church. I am not the “new pastor”. I am just what the title implies. I am here to help First Baptist through the transition until they call a “new pastor”. I came here with little knowledge of the church or of the community. I have pastored for over 53 years and I have seen many churches in small rural communities like Sterling. I have been serving First Baptist about two and a half months and I am anxious to tell you how God is at work here in the life of this body.
From the first Sunday I preached here (June 27) I realized that this was not just an “ordinary” church. Over the past couple of months I have found that First Baptist is truly extra ordinary. They have been loving and generous toward me and open to my leadership. They love each other and they love the Lord. They have dreams of God using them to make a difference in this community and in His eternal Kingdom.
They are excited about the way God is moving in the life of the church. The Sunday School attendance has increased by about thirty percent. The worship center has been almost full for the morning worship services. There are visitors in Sunday School, morning and evening worship and even Wednesday evening. I have experienced a strong sense of the presence and power of the Holy Spirit every time I have preached or taught. God has touched the hearts of nine people, six adults and three children, leading them to profess faith in Christ and follow Him in baptism.
I have never seen a church this size with so many people who were eager and willing to take responsibility and serve. This church has so many young adults and so many children and pre-schoolers. Every church in the country is trying to reach this age group. What a blessing. I am also aware of the large number of men in leadership. It is every church’s dream for men to take responsible leadership in the body.
Sometimes the people who make up a church like First Baptist, Sterling, don’t really know what they have and how God has blessed. I don’t know how much the members at First Baptist are bragging on their Lord and their church, but I want to say that I believe this church is one of the best I have every had the privilege to serve. God is at work and we haven’t seen anything, yet
10/3/2010 Men's Breakfast @ 8:00
10/3/2010 Youth Committee Mtg.
10/4/2010 WMU @ 7:00
10/6/2010 Business Mtg. @ 7:00
10/13/2010 end of Stage 1
10/29/2010 Children's Hayride
10/31/2010 Fifth Sunday Singing @ 7:00
10/31/2010 Deacons Mtg. @ 8:00
11/1/2010 WMU @ 7:00
11/2/2010 Election Day - remember to vote
11/7/2010 Daylight Savings Time Ends
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11/7/2010 Men's Breakfast @ 8:00
11/10/2010 Business Mtg. @ 7:00
11/25/2010 Thanksgiving