Decisions for Christ

Professions of Faith Nathalie Faugue Vladimir Faugue Danielle Fey Meghan Marlowe Baptisms Audrey Berlie Yvon Boyer Cole Heath Jack Kantner Mike Maloney Kody Van Duser Transfer of Letter Joel & Anna Howard Statements of Faith William Ericksen Erica Jimenez Amber Najjar Bobby Pittman

$5,952,678

2012-2013 Operating Revenues July 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 Budget Actual Variance

Financial Stewardship

New classes begin Tues., April 16th & Wed., April 17th!
Class sizes are limited and will be enrolled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Tuesday Only Author: Lysa Terkeurst Teacher: Lynn Kendall

For Women Registration has begun!

$5,712,938 ($239,740)

March 30 & 31

Worship Attendance
1,726 711 2,426 2,516 7,379

Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl

Anointed, Transformed, Redeemed

Authors: Moore/Shirer/Arthur Teacher: Yvonne Fisher

Tues./Wed.

Balance 2/21/13 $6,219,564 Bless the Lord Offering ($726,135) New Debt Balance $5,493,429 Praise the Lord!

Debt balance

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

Author: Anne Graham Lotz Teacher: Trish Kelly

Gods Story: Finding Meaning For Your Life

Tuesday Only

Friendships of Purpose: A Shared Study of Ephesians Wednesday Only

Author: Edna Ellison Teacher: Lucy Taylor/Rae Manchester

Good Friday Service 2,136 Meal for April 10 (4:45 p.m.-6 p.m. in the Fellowship Recreation-Gym) Baked Chicken, Sliced Potatoes, Salad, Veggie, Roll, Dessert See up to a month of menus in advance at www.fbcn.org/wednesdaymeal.

Teacher: Janet Wicker/Vina Sterret Author: Jennie Allen Teacher: Kristin Yeldell

Faith Conversations (four week seasonal class)

Tues./Wed.

A Biblical Approach to Health

Author: Dr. Don Colbert Teacher: Linda Shaw

Deacon of the Week April 8 - 14 Lou Falorio & Ricky Garcia

If you need assistance, please call the church deacon hotline at 800-732-9573. For Spanish, call 601-6051.

Wednesday Family Meal

Chase: Chasing After the Heart of God

Wednesday Only

Tues./Wed.

One in a Million: Journey to Your Promised Land

Author: Priscilla Shirer Teacher: Nancy Powers

Managing Our Finances Gods Way

Author: Saddleback Church Teacher: Debbie Nicholas

Wednesday Only

Tues./Wed.

Calm My Anxious Heart

Tickets may be purchased at the Lighthouse Cafe during regular business hours 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.

Let. It. Go: How to Stop Running the Show and Start Walking in Faith Tues./Wed.
Author: Karen Ehman Teacher: Shannon Moore/Jennifer Patterson

Author: Linda Dillow Teacher: Cindy Starkweather

Wednesday Only

Missing Pieces: Real Hope When Life Doesnt Make Sense Wednesday Only
Author: Jennifer Rothschild Teacher: Kim Hayes

Saturday, April 6
5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Weekly Schedule

**Detailed course descriptions available at the information kiosk in the Commons.**

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 Worship Service: Worship Center Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus Romanian Bible Study & Worship: Modulars 3 & 4 Haitian Bible Study & Worship: ED222 Vietnamese Bible Study & Worship: DC220 Worship Service: Worship Center Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus Spanish Worship Service: Student Center

Because Dr. Wicker is out of town, the guest reception this weekend is cancelled. Pray for Pastor & Janet as they are away in Israel. Stop by the Bookstore in the Commons this weekend and get your book signed by Joel Rosenberg!

Guest Reception

Sunday, April 7
8:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 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.

For more information about our church and our ministries, please visit our church website at

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Tuesday, April 9

9:00 a.m. RefresHer Womens Ministry: Worship Center (east side)

Wednesday, April 10

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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

4:45 p.m. Family Meal: Fellowship Recreation-Gym 6:20 p.m. AWANA: Education Building 6:25 p.m. Band of Brothers Mens Ministry: Chapel 6:30 p.m. RefresHer Womens MInistry: Worship Center (east side) 6:30 p.m. High School Ministry: Student Center 6:30 p.m. Middle School Ministry: Family Life Center-Gym 6:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal: Choir Room 8:00 p.m. Orchestra Rehearsal: Worship Center Other events this week include: Public Issues Meeting, Prayer for our Pastors, Senior Adult Luncheon, Celebrate Recovery, and Grief Share. Please see our weekly schedule at www.fbcn.org/weeklyschedule.

First Baptist Church Naples

The Rosenberg Option

We welcome noted author, Joel Rosenberg, to speak this weekend. The New York Times best-selling author of seven novels, including The Last Jihad, The Ezekiel Option, and others, has been here before. He has also written non-fiction works of significance, which inform us about Islam and how to understand the times. The Ezekiel Option received the Gold Medallion Award as the best novel of 2006. Joel has also produced two documentary films based on his books and is in great demand as a speaker on prophecy. It is beyond irony and lies in the realm of providence that Janet and I are in Israel this week and next, beneficiaries of your gracious anniversary gift to us last year for our 20 years of ministry at FBCN. This also happens to be Holocaust Remembrance weekend. Of course, Joel has an orthodox Jewish heritage and a great heart for the Middle East. That vision birthed the Joshua Fund, a non-profit education and charitable organization to mobilize Christians to bless Israel and her neighbors in the name of Jesus.
Dr. Hayes Wicker Senior Pastor

This Week

(chronological order)

First Baptist Academy is in the Missions Kiosk this weekend. They are presenting Willy Wonka for its Third Annual Dessert Theatre on April 25 & 26 at 7pm in the Worship Center. Tickets are $16 and available online at www.fbalions.org and also in the Commons after all worship services during April. For more information, stop by the Missions Kiosk! This weekend we continue our Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions. All of the money collected goes to our North American Mission Board to support our North American missionaries. Please use the special Annie Armstrong Easter Offering envelopes in the chairs. Make check payable to FBCN. Our next meeting will be Sunday, April 7 at 4:00pm in AD145 (Administration Building, large conference room). Join us to find out how to make a difference in this church and our community. A dinner Bible study will be provided on Sunday nights April 7, April 21, and May 5 for all high school seniors. For information, please call 596-8600 x224. This lunch features entertainment by Gordon & Carol Bleich and will be on Thursday, April 11 at 11:30am in the Worship Center. Tickets are $10.00 each and are available at the Media Ministry window on the weekends or at the church office during the week. Deadline is this Sunday, April 7. Food catered by Cracklin Jacks. For more details, call Vada at 596-8600 x268. SOS Purity Retreat for 7th and 8th grade students will be April 12-13 for $35 per person. Register online at fbcn.org/msm. For details, call 596-8600 x224. All Juniors and Seniors join us on April 12-13 in Orlando, Florida. For more information, please call 596-8600 x224.

FBA in the Missions Kiosk This Weekend

There will be a meeting for all adults who are interested in praying, discussing, and exploring practical, measurable steps to develop a Special Needs Ministry to support children with special needs in the age range of approximately 6-12 years old. The meeting will be held in Room DC120 on Sunday, April 21 at 12:30pm. Lunch will be provided so please RSVP to Nancy at 596-8600 x350. This meeting is for adults only (no childcare provided). Applications for Single Parent Education Financial Aid are due April 22. Pick-up applications in a Single Parent BLG. Donations are still needed to help children of single parents attend FBA. Call Jim at 596-8600 x242. Our next class is Saturday, April 27 at 4:45pm in Room ED164. This class is for parents wanting to dedicate themselves and their child to the Lord during a worship service. To RSVP, call Kim at 596-8600 x360. Join us for our next Single Mingle on Saturday, April 27 at 7:35pm in the Courtyard. This is a fun time of getting to know other single adults. You must order your dinner this weekend in a Singles BLG or at the Singles Rotunda upstairs in the Discipleship Center. This ministry of the deacons wives to the widows of our congregation will be Monday, April 29 at 1:30pm in WC117. Please sign-up in the Fellowship Hallway, or call Vada at 596-8600 x268. Scholarship applications and information are now online for college or seminary students who are FBCN members and meet all the criteria. Deadline to apply is May 1. Please go online at fbcn.org/college for all criteria, information, and application. For questions, email Rhonda at rwright@fbcn.org. Please join with fellow believers on the steps of the Collier County Courthouse at noon on Thursday, May 2 for the 62nd National Day of Prayer. You may also attend, that same evening at 7pm at the Golden Gate Community Center Band Shell (in the back), a Call to Pray time of united worship and prayer (4701 Golden Gate Parkway). Middle School Camp will be June 17-21 for 6th-8th grade (8th grade students have the option of attending either Middle School or High School camp). Cost is $305. $60 will hold your spot. Deadline is Monday, June 3. High School Camp will be July 29-August 2 for 9th-12th grade. Cost is $350 for recreation or $370 for missions. $60 will hold your spot. Register online for either camp at www.fbcn.org.
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Special Needs Ministry

Single Parent Education Financial Aid Parent Dedication Class

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering

Public Issues Meeting Senior-itis

Single Adult Ministry Special Event

Joel also worked as a Communications Advisor for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Deputy Prime Minister Natan Sharansky, Steve Forbes, and Rush Limbaugh. He has appeared on major networks and talk shows on TV and radio. We love his sense of humor and his passion for the gospel. Janet and I were privileged to attend an Epicenter Conference in Philadelphia along with hundreds which was watched by over 30,000 online. Thank you for your generous gift to us and for allowing Janet to go to the Holy Land for the first time. We are traveling with our friends, Dr. & Mrs. Paige Patterson and the scholars of Southwestern Baptist Seminary, our alma mater. This is my first time to visit Jordan, which uniquely affords special time with Dr. Pattersons adopted half-brother, who is a Palestinian living in Amman. Returning on April 16, you will be blessed to hear Dr. Paul Dixon, Chancellor of Cedarville University next weekend. I will be in the pulpit the following week. Paul and Pat are active members of our church. He is known nationally as a leading educator, administrator, and evangelist. He has a unique way of relating to our seasonal people and spent 25 years preaching weekly to college students in Chapel as President. He is a constant blessing to me personally.

Annas Tea

Legacy Builders Senior Adult Luncheon

Christian Vocation Seminary/College Scholarships

7th and 8th Graders

National Day of Prayer

Junior/Senior Weekend

Joel Rosenberg will be signing his books after the Saturday night and Sunday morning 11am services just outside the Lighthouse Bookstore. We will also have his books for sale.

Joel Rosenberg Book Signing

Upcoming Events (chronological order)

FBCN dual member, Dr. Paul Dixon, will be our special guest speaker in all worship services the weekend of April 13 and 14. He was president of Cedarville University from 1978-2003. Prior to that, he spent 14 years as an evangelist. He is currently Chancellor of Cedarville University. This class is for children in 1st through 4th grade who would like to be baptized. It begins on Saturday, April 13 at 7:30pm. This class covers the topics of salvation, baptism, communion, being a part of the church, and growing as a child of God. Please contact the Childrens Ministry Office at 596-8600 x350 to register your child and to pick up his/her workbook. Our next blood drive is Sunday, April 14 from 9am until 1pm in the FBCN church parking lot. Please call 436-5455 to schedule a time. Protected Harbor will hold their 3rd annual Charity Golf Tournament on Friday, April 19 on the Mustang Golf Course at Lely Resort. For more information, stop by our table this weekend in the Commons. Protected Harbor is a faithbased organization whose purpose is to glorify God by providing group homes for developmentally disabled adults. For more information, contact Jeff Buchholz at jrbuchholz@comcast.net or call 239-269-3551.

Student Ministry Summer Camps

Dr. Paul Dixon, Guest Speaker

News
Bless the Lord Offering Results

First Steps Class

Blood Drive

Over the last few weeks, we have joined together in celebrating Gods faithfulness by giving back to Him with a Bless the Lord offering. We are excited to announce that $726,135 was brought in. Praise the Lord! This will go toward paying down the principle of our churchs debt, reducing our debt balance to $5,493,429. Thank you to all who faithfully gave. We also appreciate those who are continuing to give toward making First Baptist Church Naples debt free! VBS will be held June 10-14 and we need volunteers to help with decorating, greeting, etc. Please contact the Childrens Ministry at 596-8600 x350 for more details or to volunteer. You can register your child for VBS at fbcn.org/vbs.

Vacation Bible School Volunteers Needed

Protected Harbor Charity Golf Tournament

Bill Nienow passed away on March 27. We express our sympathy to his wife, Maxine, and the rest of the familiy.

Absent from the Body, Present with the Lord