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High Lites: 11-Minute Warning
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Jul 23, 2011. By Bob Setzer, Jr. Now here's a scary thought: The typical guest visiting our Sunday morning worship service decides within the first eleven minutes whether he or she is coming back! That is one finding of a recent study about reaching those without a church home. What then are the crucial factors in forming a guest's all-important first impression? This discernment process begins in the parking lot. Can he or she easily find a place to park? Does the bulletin provide important clues about ...
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High Lites: What's with the Name?
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Aug 4, 2011. What's with the Name? By Bob Sezter, Jr. So what's up with the name, "The First Baptist Church of Christ"? It's a question we get a lot from newbies to our family of faith. That, I fear, was regrettable. After all, being Christian is more important than being Baptist. (Anyone wanting to argue the point, please take it up with Jesus! So why do we stubbornly insist on remaining the "First Baptist Church of Christ", despite the curiosity and confusion the name sometimes arouses? Yes, we are a b...
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High Lites: Church after Church
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Jul 1, 2011. By Bob Setzer, Jr. Recently, Jonathan Alderman and I were talking in the parking lot after Wednesday night church. Most veteran FBCers realize the parking lot, as well as the sanctuary, can be holy ground. Often, in encounters on the asphalt, "church after church" unfolds. Jesus shared Amelia Anne's love of story. Whenever someone asked him a probing or thorny question, his most characteristic response was, "Let me tell you a story.". This Sunday, we begin a sermon series on some of Jesus' b...
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High Lites: Ride On
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Jun 17, 2011. By Bob Setzer, Jr. A couple of weeks ago, I went on a long bike ride on one of those 102 degree days. This was not as daunting as it sounds. While biking, one gets a breeze most of the time, especially when whizzing downhill. And in Macon, one's t-shirt is soaking wet within the first ten minutes. A wet, clammy t-shirt plus a steady breeze makes for pretty effective cooling. Sweating profusely and road-weary, I climbed back on my bike and chugged up another couple of hills. To my relief...
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High Lites: October 2010
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Oct 30, 2010. A Word on Halloween. As a Baptist boy growing up in the South, Halloween was one of my favorite holidays. It was the one time of year my preferred sins were sanctioned: gluttony, especially of the chocolate variety, and getting to dress up like a ghost or goblin. The latter allowed me to go public with the fact there was a dark side to my “good boy” image. Trust me: If Satan is in the area, he won’t linger long at a place like that. Oct 24, 2010. By Bob Setzer, Jr. 8221; I suspect the Devil...
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High Lites: Jesusland
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Jul 14, 2011. By Bob Setzer, Jr. Not infrequently, Jesus shows up in some pretty surprising places. According to recent news reports, the face of Jesus has been seen in a pizza sold in Australia, a poppy petal photographed in the high desert of California, and in the swirling images on a tie-dyed T-shirt in Cleveland. ( http:/ abcnews.go.com/Technology/popup? Http:/ www.macon.com/2011/06/29/1614332/holy-kudzu-vine-in-nc-town-said.html. Who can argue with that? And all that's just in Matthew chapter 13!
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High Lites: December 2010
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Dec 17, 2010. By Bob Setzer, Jr. Dec 11, 2010. By Bob Setzer, Jr. As virtually everyone in Georgia knows, this year’s epic contest between the Bulldogs and the Yellow Jackets came down to a missed extra point. It had been a back-and-forth game with neither team playing their best. Still, Georgia appeared likely to cinch its next win in this storied rivalry. Tech was trailing as the fourth quarter ground to a close. Extra points are the gimme putts of football. No college or pro kicker is supposed to ...
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High Lites: April 2011
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Apr 28, 2011. A Grieving Good Friday. By Bob Setzer, Jr. I was thankful my friend Edd Rowell was available to fill the pulpit with his usual wit, wisdom, and passionate faith. And I was grateful for staff colleagues and others who urged me to stay by Bambis side in North Carolina rather than rush back to Macon to preach. Still, for any preacher who loves his or her craft, being out of the pulpit on Easter is a trying ordeal. Apr 20, 2011. By Bob Setzer, Jr. Apr 15, 2011. By Bob Setzer, Jr. 8221; (Mark 11...
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High Lites: August 2011
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Aug 4, 2011. What's with the Name? By Bob Sezter, Jr. So whats up with the name, The First Baptist Church of Christ? Its a question we get a lot from newbies to our family of faith. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). This Week at FBC. August 7, 2011. A STORY ABOUT TRUE OBEDIENCE: THE TWO SONS. Jesus tells a story about two sons. One refuses the father’s direction, but later changes his mind and does what was asked. The other son says, “Yes Sir! Expressing one’s love or showing one’s love? Are nurtured; freedom.
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High Lites: June 2011
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Jun 17, 2011. By Bob Setzer, Jr. A couple of weeks ago, I went on a long bike ride on one of those 102 degree days. This was not as daunting as it sounds. While biking, one gets a breeze most of the time, especially when whizzing downhill. And in Macon, ones t-shirt is soaking wet within the first ten minutes. A wet, clammy t-shirt plus a steady breeze makes for pretty effective cooling. Jun 11, 2011. By Bob Setzer Jr. Jun 1, 2011. By Bob Setzer, Jr. And what exactly is a non-resident member? A STORY ABO...
