Last Weekend

Statement of Faith Susan Faucett Janet Hopper Byron Posadas Darryl Robinson

Decisions for Christ

Transfer of Letter Eleanor Johnson

April 5 & 6

Worship Attendance
1,128 1,713 1,092 3,933

Bible & Life Groups of the Week

Dave & Cindy are currently teaching on the book of Revelation.

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

Dave & Cindy Starkweather teach Single Parents in Room DC211 (2nd floor of the Discipleship Center)

Saturday Night at 7:30pm

$6,034,150 $5,935,069 ($99,081)

2013-2014 Operating Revenues July 1, 2013 - April 6, 2014 Budget Actual Variance

Financial Stewardship

April 5 & 6

Bible & Life Attendance

700 157 351 753 583 2,544

This Upcoming Week

Deacon of the Week April 14 - 20 Ken Price & Norm Long

Debt balance as of April 6 $2,176,849

See what God is doing!

Saturday Night Sunday 8:15 a.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. Home Groups Total

They are currently going through a study called Follow Me.

Troy Baker & Paul Horne team teach 30-49 year olds in Room DC109 (1st floor of the Discipleship Center)

Sunday Morning at 11:00am

Childrens Ministry

Wednesday Family Meal

Congratulations to all of our Awana Clubbers who competed in Bible Quizzing last weekend in Sarasota. We competed against eight other churches and one of our teams (Eli Erickson, Hadassah Foote, and Hunter Mogelvang) won first place competing in Handbook #2. Congratulations also to Andy Taylor for his perfect score and receiving a high honor ribbon.

Congratulations to our Awana Clubbers

Saturday, April 12
5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Weekly Schedule

If you need assistance, please call the church deacon hotline at 800-732-9573. For Spanish, call 404-7764.

Tickets may be purchased at the Lighthouse Cafe or at the door for $6 each or $25 for a family. Alternate choices available.

April 16 (4:45-6:00pm in the Fellowship Recreation Gym) Beef Tips & Noodles, Vegetable, Salad, Dessert www.fbcn.org/wednesdaymeal

This class is for parents wanting to dedicate themselves and their child to the Lord during a worship service. Childcare will be provided. Please call Kim at 596-8600 x360 to make your reservation.

Saturday, April 26 at 4:45pm in Room ED164

Parent Dedication Class

This is for children in 1st through 4th grade who would like to be baptized. Please contact the Childrens Ministry office at 596-8600 x350 to register your child and pick-up his/her workbook.

Begins Saturday, May 3 at 7:30pm

First Steps Class

Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus Worship Service: Worship Center Spanish Worship Service: Modular 1 Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus Haitian Bible Study & Worship: ED207 Vietnamese Worship & Bible Study: DC221 Worship Service: Worship Center Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus Romanian Bible Study & Worship: Modulars 3 & 4 Worship Service: Worship Center Bible and Life Groups: Various Rooms on Campus Spanish Worship Service: Student Center Romanian Worship Service: Modular 4

Vacation Bible School Needs Volunteers

Invest in the next generation and become a special agent at Agency D3 to help children Discover, Decide, and Defend faith in Jesus Christ. To volunteer, or for more details, stop by our table in the Commons (near the stairs) this weekend.

June 9-13 from 9:00am-12:15pm

Sunday, April 13
8:15 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 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. 6:00 p.m.

Ways to Connect Online with FBCN

Live streaming Saturday at 6:00pm and Sunday at 9:30am & 11:00am at fbcn.org! Like us on Facebook: FirstBaptistChurchNaples Visit our website: fbcn.org Follow us on Twitter: @fbcn @hayeswicker

Tuesday, April 15
4:45 p.m. 6:20 p.m. 6:25 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

9:00 a.m. EnricHer Womens Ministry: Various Rooms on Campus

Wednesday, April 16

Family Meal: Fellowship Recreation-Gym AWANA for Kids: Education Building Band of Brothers Mens Ministry: Chapel EnricHer Womens Ministry: Various Rooms on Campus High School Ministry: Student Center Middle School Ministry: Family Life Center-Gym Worship Choir Rehearsal: Choir Room

Contact Us

Other events this week include: Beach Baptism, Holding onto HOPE, MOPS, Prayer for our Pastors, Celebrate Recovery, and Good Friday Lords Supper Service. Please note that our church offices are closed Friday, April 18 and Monday, April 21. For a full weekly schedule, please go to fbcn.org/ weeklyschedule.

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

First Baptist Church Naples

Dr. Hayes Wicker, Senior Pastor

This is the time of year when the eyes of the sports world turn to Augusta and the Masters Golf Tournament. Though Bobby Jones developed the course, he commented about its greatest player, Jack Nicklaus, He plays a game with which I am not familiar. The Golden Bear won the first of his 18 major championships in 1962 when he was 22 and the last, the 1986 Masters, when he was 46. He had an astonishing 19 second-place finishes in majors. In 1998, at age 58 and in need of reconstructive hip surgery, he made the Sunday turn in August only two strokes off of the lead. While OMeara won, Nicklaus still drove the ball 330 yards on the 9th hole! Hes the best ever. One of Nicklaus great secrets that we as Christians must remember is that we must continually grow and learn. At 40, Jack was taking short-game lessons and said: I probably have forgotten more about golf than I will ever remember; you remember some of the things that you thought you would never forget. During this special Easter season, the Master, the Lord Jesus Christ, says to all of us, Remind them of these things (2 Timothy 2:14). We remember the Masters Triumphal Entry on Palm Sunday and how quickly the crowd turned on Him. We remember His sufferings on Good Friday with scourging and the cross. Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in the gospel (2 Timothy 2:8). Jesus has never had trouble wearing the mantle or the crown of being number one, and only number one, in the world. He has the only record of being perfect in holiness. He did not have to reinvent Himself, but only reveal Himself to us. Golf tournaments dont even come close to the glory of Heaven or even Gods work in the local church. He is the Son of God, The Lord and Master. We continue to remember Gods blessings, as the Master uses us, His servants. As I indicated in an email blast at the beginning of the week, I rejoice to tell you that we received $1,549,367 in cash toward our goal, leaving a debt balance of $2,176,849. Our folks have pledged beyond that offering the amount of $2,226,146. With the offering and when pledges are fulfilled, we will have enough money to eradicate our debt. As you may know, two entire chapters in 2 Corinthians are devoted to the need of the Greek church to finish the work by their wealth of generosity (2 Corinthians 8:11 2). Five hundred and forty family units made commitments to give regularly, growing in faith and obedience, to enable us to cross the finish line. If you have not yet made a commitment or given, you are still vitally needed. Some have already told us, Lets pay this off! This will happen if we fulfill our pledges early; remember that were still in process. I praise the Lord for willing gifts and bountiful seed-sowing (2 Corinthians 9:5, 6). We are being trained for the kingdom of heaven and are grateful for the Master of the house who brings out of His treasure what is new and what is old (Matthew 13:52).

Churchwide

Remembering the Master

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering

Begins This Weekend

Missions Ministry

100% of this offering goes to support our North American missionaries on the field through our North American Mission Board. Special envelopes are in the seat pockets. Join us for our special Easter celebration services next weekend, Saturday, April 19 at 6:00pm, or on Sunday, April 20 at 8:00am, 9:30am, or 11:00am. There will be no Bible & Life Groups meeting next weekend. Classes for infants through PreK4 will be provided. Children in kindergarten and older are invited to attend the service with their family. This is a perfect opportunity to invite your friends, neighbors, and co-workers to hear the good news of Easter!

Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20

Easter Weekend Services

Becky is currently serving in a large, central Asian country where she is learning the language and sharing the gospel through personal relationships with Muslim women. Stop by the Missions Kiosk in the Commons to find out more.

At the Missions Kiosk in the Commons

Pioneers (Becky Gursoy)

Missions Fund Raiser by our Single Adults

Come by 760 27th Street SW next Saturday to help the single adults with this yard sale. Drop off items the night before, or at 7:00am on Saturday, April 19.

Saturday, April 19 - 8am-2pm

Student Ministry

Join us in the Commons following the worship service on Saturday night, April 26 as we have a retirement reception for our Director of Single Adult Ministries, Jim Hill. Jim has worked at FBCN for 20 years, starting in our accounting department. Please come by on Saturday, April 26 and wish him well in his retirement. He will be greatly missed at FBCN.

Saturday, April 26 (after Worship Service)

Jim Hill Retirement Reception

Free event. Lots of games and free food. Dont miss the fun!

Saturday, April 26 8:30-10:00pm in Student Center Wednesday, April 16 at 6pm in Family Life Center

Middle School Late Night Game Night High School Easter Smash

This dodge ball tournament will have teams of eight and must include boys and girls on each team. The gospel will be presented so bring your friends. Prizes for best dressed and winning team.

National Day of Prayer

Join us again this year on the steps of the Collier County Courthouse (Airport and 41 East) as we become one voice united in prayer.

Thursday, May 1 at Noon

New Marriage Study Beginning Soon

Every Saturday in May at 7:30pm in the Chapel

Choose between recreation camp and missions camp. The cost is $250 and a $60 deposit reserves your place (price goes to $299 after April 15). This camp is for those who have completed 5th, 6th, or 7th grade at the end of the school year. Students who have completed 8th grade will go to high school camp. Contact Carla or Josh at 449-4480 with any questions. Go to fbcn.org and follow the links to register, or turn in your deposit to the student ministry office.

June 23-27 at Stetson University

Middle School Summer Camp

Five Attitudes that will Make or Break Any Marriage

Senior Adult Ministry

Womens Ministry

Steve Hayes will teach this relationship seminar that will enrich any existing marriage and help prepare single adults for future marriage. The five attitudes are acceptance, humility, service, respect, and forgivenes. Whether you have a healthy marriage, a struggling marriage, or want to prepare for marriage, this class is for everyone.

Featuring the Legacy Players. Cost is $10.00. Deadline to get your ticket is this Sunday, April 13. Tickets are being sold at the Media Ministry window.

Thursday, April 17 at 11:30am in Worship Center

Legacy Builders Son Flower Luncheon

Ministries

There is a guest reception in the Commons following the Saturday night and Sunday morning 11:00am worship services. Pastor would love to meet you!

Guest Reception
Beach Baptism

We will meet in the Worship Center the first week of EnricHer and dismiss from there to our classrooms.

Begins Tuesday, April 15 and Wednesday, April 16

Enricher Series for Women Surrendering the Secret

All levels of ability are welcome. You can work on a group project, or on a project of your own. For more information, contact Pam at pcole@fbcn.org or 272-5583.

Monday, April 14 at 6:30pm in Room WC117

Back to Basics: Quilting & Sewing

Promise Keepers in Jacksonville, FL

Friday, May 16 at 8am - Sunday, May 18

Have you placed your faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior and not yet been able to follow in professing your faith through believers baptism? This is a perfect opportunity. Please stop by our table in the Commons this weekend to participate. Please note: There will be no Bible & Life Groups meeting next weekend (Easter weekend). Also, our FBCN church offices are closed next Friday, April 18 and Monday, April 21.

This Sunday, April 13

Beach Baptism

This study is designed to bring women together who understand the need for seeking peace with the past in a supportive and confidential environment. It will also help to bring a sense of hope and purpose for the future. The next class begins in May. For confidential information, dates, and location, please call 596-8600 x284 or email STS@fbcn.org. Friday, May 9 - 7:00-9:30pm in the Chapel/Commons $10 per family (tickets can be purchased at the Womens Ministry office, Lighthouse Bookstore, and the Student Center Cafe). Hear a powerful testimony of redemption with Susan Burlison. Please bring a glass vase, jar, or bottle. For ages 13 and older. For information, call 596-8600 x240.

(Healing and Restoration from a Past Abortion) Begins in May

Cost is $150 plus three meals. Contact Terry at 572-3316 or tcole@fbcn.org to sign-up or for more information. Kole Mason Abraham was born on January 16 at 8 lbs, 7 oz and 20. Proud parents are Kyle & Courtney. Caleb Daniel Monsalvo was born on March 7 at 7 lbs, 13 oz and 20. Proud parents are Adan & Erendira, and siblings are Jorge, Dereck, & Aidan. Micah Daniel Ellis was born on March 25 at 7 lbs, 3 oz and 20.5. Proud parents are Jason & Anne. Lily Rose Hall was born on April 4 at 8 lbs and 19. Proud parents are Spencer & Heather. FBCN member Brent Snodgrass passed away on April 1. We are praying for and express our sympathy to his wife, Betty, and the rest of the family. FBCN member JoAnn Remington passed away on April 6. We are praying for and express our sympathy to her family.

New Arrivals

Repurposed, Reclaimed, Redeemed An Evening for Moms and Daughters

Absent from the Body, Present with the Lord