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One Another

The Church is a great preacher, where unity does not mean uniformity, but a community with Christ at its center. And, even though the Church is a great preacher, it is not perfect—far from it. Download an mp3 audio version of the Sanctuary Choir’s anthem “Christus Paradox”, composed by Alfred Fedak, with lyrics by Sylvia…

Beginning Again with Gratitude

Now, to be honest, we do not always know what to do, or how to start, or where to begin. We feel gratitude for sure, but it is often challenging and difficult to know where to begin. [button link=”http://bit.ly/1ajyU95″]Download MP3 Audio File[/button]   Also, listen to None Like You by Craig Courtney, as sung by…

New Beginnings… Where to Begin, Again?

There are so many smaller tributaries running into one large river on a day like today. From our gratitude for the leadership during this interim season to our hopefulness for the days and months to come as we begin, again, in this next chapter of our journey, I have wondered often—asking myself more than once—Where…

Introducing Dr. Tripp Martin

Auburn First Baptist Church is delighted to announce as its new pastor, Dr. John M. “Tripp” Martin, III. Originally from Augusta, Georgia, Tripp earned a degree in Business Administration from the University of Georgia, a Master of Divinity degree from Wake Forest University, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from the McAfee School of Theology…

The Boat

On this Lord’s Day, in rooms much like this one with its beautiful breathtaking stained glass and the prayer-soaked walls of this sanctuary, along with rooms much different from this one—in cities and towns and tribes around the world—sit the people of God worshiping together. This is where we plunge the depths of the gifts…

Bread

God cares for us in all seasons, and God provides for us the plenty that we live out of most days. And, when we feel like we don’t have enough, and we are in need—and there are those times—God is still there.

On Reading the Bible

Christians are not unique in the sense of having a book that we read and that we reverence. Muslims have a holy book. Our Jewish friends have a holy book. Christians are unique in the sense that the Bible is the story that we believe to be true, and we seek to submit our lives…

Giving

It dawns on me that if we don’t talk about stewardship occasionally—and even fairly regularly—we’re assuming that everybody already understands why Christians give, and what the Biblical principles are for it. [button link=”http://auburnfbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/AFBC_Brewer_20130127.mp3″]Download MP3 Audio File[/button]

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