The Fear of Man

"The fear of man brings a snare, but he who trusts in the Lord shall be safe." (proverbs 29:25)

12 Warning signs that you fear man:

1. Unwilling to pray out loud
2. Immodest or suggestive clothing
3. Defensive when confronted
4. Unwilling to be honest about failures
5. Critical of others; fault finding
6. Greedy for material wealth and reputation
7. Unable to make clear decisions
8. Harsh with your children in public
9. Constantly fishing for commendation
10. "One-upping" people's stories with your own
11. Unwilling to be baptized or to verbally witness for Christ
12. Displaying different behavior depending on who you're with

copied: by Del Fehsenfeld Jr.

The Greenes Are Coming!

Sunday evening at 7:00 p.m. "The Greenes" will be singing at SFBC. This is a Southern Gospel singing. We would like to invite you to come share in this special singing. It will be uplifting and inspirational! The Greenes are nationally known. This could make a difference in your life. Invite your lost friends to come and hear some awesome singing. You will like what you hear.

The Greenes Gospel - Official Website

The Greenes Gospel - Official Website

What a Night!

We had a great turn out for our 4th of July Celebration last night. We had between 250 and 300 in attendance. We ran out of hot dogs and hamburgers, had to go to Wal-Mart and get some more to serve. We had more cup cakes than we could eat. The food was prepared and the people enjoyed the meal and fellowship. I was able to preach from Psalms 34 and give God praise for all things. After the meal and sermon we went outside to youth building and watched the fireworks . People enjoyed watching the fireworks light the sky up. We had a good group of people working last night to glorify the Lord in their service. Thank you Lord for your blessings on SFBC. I want to thank all the people who worked so hard last night to make this Celebration a joyful event. Karen Rogers and her fellowship committee did a great job. Eddie Wilson and Timmy Wise did some cooking with their team of men. June and Bob Bair in their decorating the tables. Gary Miller, Jay Caudle and Frank Neal for working with the fireworks. It all turned out good.

Mary Lynn Kleinknecht and Bob for bringing the Military Bibles for the members to sign and write notes in before shipping to soldiers in Middle East. We bought 83 Bibles to send to soldiers. This was a mission outreach. May the Lord use the Bibles to share His Word. Thanks SFBC for you do for our Lord.

Fireworks @ South Florence Baptist Church

You're invited to celebrate the 4Th of July with SFBC tomorrow evening at 7:00 p.m. Invite your friends and come on out to our church for some fun. Everyone is asked to meet in our fellowship hall. You will have hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, baked beans and all the trimmings for dinner. Tea and soda drinks will be provided. We're asking each family to bring cup cakes for the desert. After the meal you can enjoy some good water melon. This should be a fun time for all who come.

Please bring your lawn chairs for the fireworks show outside at the Youth Building. The firework show should be bigger and better than ever. See you at the Celebration.

Be sure to thank all those who work to make this event possible. Thank you for sharing your time with us.

Great Commission Resurgence Task Force

2009 SBC Annual Meeting
SECOND UPDATE: Hunt names 19-member GCR Task ForceWednesday, June 24, 2009 - 11:48:00 AM Speaking from the podium, SBC President Johnny Hunt this morning publicly named the 19-member Great Commission Resurgence Task Force. Although Hunt earlier had named only 18 people, he later clarified that he also would serve on the task force. The Task Force is:
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-- Ronnie Floyd (chairperson), pastor, FBC Springdale, Ark.
-- Johnny Hunt, pastor, FBC, Woodstock, Ga., SBC president
-- Jim Richards, executive director, Southern Baptists of Texas Convention
-- Frank Page, pastor, FBC, Taylors, S.C.
-- David Dockery, president, Union University
-- Simon Tsoi, first vice chairman, International Mission Board
-- Donna Gaines, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tenn.
-- Al Gilbert, pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C.
-- J.D. Greear, pastor, Summit Church, Durham, N.C.
-- Tom Biles, director of missions, Tampa Bay Association, Executive Committee member
-- Danny Akin, president, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
-- R. Albert Mohler Jr., president, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
-- John Drummond, St. Andrews Baptist Church, Panama City, Fla.
-- Harry Lewis, North American Mission Board
-- Mike Orr, pastor, FBC, Chipley, Fla.
-- Roger Spradlin, pastor, Valley Baptist Church, Bakersfield, Calif., Executive Committee member
-- Robert White, executive director, Georgia Baptist Convention
-- Ken Whitten, pastor, Idlewild Baptist Church, Tampa, Fla.
-- Ted Traylor, Olive Baptist Church, Pensacola, Fla.

SBC @ Louisville, KY

Dr. Johnny Hunt was elected President of the SBC again this year. This was a good thing! We have the most messengers since 1992 come to the convention this week. It has been a good day.

2009 SBC Annual Meeting Updates

2009 SBC Annual Meeting
Updated: Messengers overwhelmingly adopt GCR motionTuesday, June 23, 2009 - 8:13:00 PM
Messengers moments ago overwhelmingly passed a motion authorizing the SBC president to appoint a Great Commission task force to bring a report to the annual meeting in 2010 "concerning how Southern Baptists can work more faithfully and effectively together in serving Christ through the Great Commission." By a show of ballots, the motion passed with approximately 90 percent of messengers supporting it. An attempt to pass a substitute motion asking IMB and NAMB to give the report failed by similar margin.
R. Albert Mohler Jr., a messenger from Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., made the original motion and spoke for it during discussion.
"I believe it is right and fitting," he said, for Southern Baptists "to ask the hard questions," such as, "Is there more we can do?"
"This is not an effort to reinvent the Southern Baptist Convention," Mohler added.
Frank Page, a messenger from and pastor of First Baptist Church in Taylors, S.C., also spoke for the motion. Page and Mohler both spoke from the floor.
James Rodgers, pastor of Poplar Spring Baptist Church, Iva. S.C., spoke against it.
"We have the tool for the Great Commission," he said. "It's called the Bible. Get our people out of the pew. Messengers, pastors, that's what we're called to do. I don't think we need any help from a task force."

We are in Louisville, KY at the Southern Baptist Convention. It has been exciting to hear these great preachers and singers lead in worship. The Pastor's Conference is always the highlight of the week. Rev. David Platt pastor at Birmingham, AL preached with unction last night. He is only 30 years old. What a preacher! God still anoints those who walk in His ways. I was impressed by this young preacher boy.

Let me show you some photos of the Convention in Louisville, KY

Happy Birthday Caleb!

Seven years ago Caleb was born to Jeffery and Dori Allen. He is a great child full of life. He is such a good grandson. He is an honor roll student. He is able to ride the 4 wheelers and shoot a rifle. He was saved recently and baptized by his daddy at SFBC. I'm so proud of Caleb, he makes me happy as I watch him grow. Thank you Lord for such a wonderful grandson. Thank you Lord for his dad and mom who are great parents. Look at these photos.

Sidekicks

The SFBC Sidekicks took a trip to Charleston, SC on June 13, 2009. We had 30 of our Sidekicks to go. Someone asked the other day, "What is a Sidekick"? Well I looked up the meaning and here it is: The name "sidekick" means "A close companion or comrade" or "close friend". We have a bond at SFBC with one another. We are close friends. We stick close together. God has put all of us together at SFBC. Our Sidekicks are those 55 years old and older. We have a good time as we share and go places. It is so much fun. Look at these photos!

What's Going On at SFBC?

Jeffery took our youth and children to "Wild, Water & Wheels" at Surfside Beach, SC yesterday. This will be an adventure every Monday until school starts back. We had 35 total in attendance for this trip on Monday. It was a good day for all that went. Come on out and enjoy the fun each week with this exciting group of students.

We celebrated "TeamKid" this past Sunday evening at SFBC. It was exciting to see little boys and girls quote Bible verses and Books of the Bible. They received medals for their work during the year. We are so blessed to have a great team leader in Sharon Jones who leads our TeamKid program. She has several who work with her to conduct this very important program for our children. I want to thank all those workers for all the hours they put into having this program on Sunday evenings for our church. We are blessed because you care.

Tomorrow night we will continue our study in Revelation 5:1-14. By the way, we had one saved Monday night during our outreach program. Steve Babb gave his life to Jesus. What a blessing! When we go God will save some.

The Rapture!

I'm so excited about tonight's sermon. The Rapture takes place tonight. We are going to view Heaven and the Lord Jesus Christ. We are snatched away, transported into Heaven to worship the Lord. There is a Throne and a Rainbow around it. The saints of God praise Him forever. One day in the future the Lord will return for His Church. Come on out tonight and learn what we will be doing in Heaven.

2009 Coastal Evangelism Conference

August 5th - 7th at Langston Baptist Church, Conway, SC

Guest Speakers:

Dr. Johnny Hunt
Dr. Donald Wilton
Dr. Jim Austin
Braxton Hunter
Dr. Junior Hill
Dr. J. Daniel Lovett
Dr. Phil Hoskins
Dr. Harold Hunter
Dr. Sam Cathy
Dr. Ron Barker

Special Music By:

Cross 4 Crowns

Wednesday Evening @ 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Thursday Morning @ 9:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Friday Morning @ 9:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Be Ye Holy!

A Christian is someone who is Holy! How would you describe a Christian? Would you use words like: loving, humble, or a regular church attender. These words describe what a Christian should do, but they do not define what a Christian is.

A Christian is someone who has trusted Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins. We are justified by faith. We are saved by believing, not by achieving.

It's Jesus plus nothing that saves us.

I'm saved because Jesus lived a sinless life, gave His life for me, nailed to a cross, bled and died, buried, three days later He's Alive! He lives in my heart.

Get Unction!

I am utterly dependent upon the working of the Holy Spirit of God to bless my preaching by saving souls. I can do nothing apart from the unction of the anointing Holy Spirit of God. Unction comes from the Holy Spirit and separates me for service. We all need the fresh anointing of God upon our lives. The unction is the one divine enablement by which I accomplish the peculiar and saving ends of preaching. Without this unction there are no true spiritual results accomplished. Unction in the preacher puts God in the Gospel. Without the anointing of the Holy Spirit the Gospel has no power to reproduce souls to saving faith in Jesus. I encourage you to get Unction with all your soul. Only clean vessels will ever see unction. Unction makes the difference in the lives of God's people.

From Sinking Sand He Lifted Me!

In Psalms 40:1-17 we have the testimony of David. David tells us what the Lord has done for him. David was in a pit sinking down into the miry clay. The Lord came and lifted him up. God put his feet on a solid rock. The Lord put a new song in his mouth. David is so happy he begins to sing a song of praise for his rescuer.

When we look a little closer we see the man in the pit is a lost soul, sinking down into hell. The strong man who pulled him out is the Lord God Almighty. Now the man is on the Rock of Ages. When we call upon the Lord there are four things we receive: Healing from our spiritual sickness, Help with our every need, Hope that is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness, and Heaven.

Come to Jesus today. Ask forgiveness of your sin. Invite Jesus into your heart! Jesus Saves!

Wait on the Lord!

God will train and teach you in waiting time. I want to encourage you with some principles about waiting time.
1. Waiting brings you truth!
2. You will never see the Hand of God if you keep trusting the hand of man in your life.
3. Waiting is a weapon Satan dreads for you to ever discover! (Lam. 3:25)
4. Waiting provides God time to interrupt any attack on your life by your enemies.
5. God will replace every financial disaster with a financial miracle. (Isaiah 55:13)
6. Refuse to give anyone access to yourself who is not in agreement with the Word of God. Always remember when Satan wants to destroy you, He sends a person in your life, and when God wants to bless you, He will send a person in your life.
7. Never consider quitting. "Hell fears a fighter!" (James1:12)

I can say unto you brothers and sisters, my greatest blessings have come after my longest waiting.

(Isaiah 40:31)" But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."

Times Are Changing

God has a plan for our lives. He knows our every need. We may be shaken at times but God is never shaken. There is strife through out the world. All this is leading toward the Battle of Armageddon. No one can stop the coming of this great battle. Today China is calling for a global currency and the rest of the world will most likely follow. There is a spiritual conflict in the nation. The battle between moral absolutes and subjective relativism. We are losing the war in these areas. The church must turn back to God for answers! We must teach and preach the old time religion. Prayer closets must be used again. Get ready for the battles of our lives as we grow older. We must fight the fight. See you at church.

God's Faithfulness!

We are being blessed in an awesome way at SFBC. I stand amazed at what the Lord is doing in our church. He said, He would fill the house when He is lifted up and He is doing just that. People from all over Florence county are walking through the doors to be minister to. We are honored to have such good Christian teachers and leaders in our fellowship. We set high standards for our leadership. We are seeing a great number of mature Christians growing up in our midst. I just want to thank the Lord for His promises. He keeps His promises when He makes them. It's a blessing to see people come and be accepted. People need someone to love them and that's what we are doing at SFBC.

We have 21 souls to baptize tomorrow evening. My grandson will be one of those precious souls. Caleb, papa is so proud of you. My older grandson will be baptized in Boiling Springs, SC in a few weeks. His name is Landen. It's a blessing to see your children's children saved and baptized. Thank you Lord.

I'm so proud of our church. You leaders are awesome and God's love shines through you. Keep the good work up! Follow your dreams! Believe God for great things. See you tomorrow in Sunday school.