Commissioning of 2012 Summer Missionaries
2012 Leadership Team BSU President: Lanie King Discipleship: Blake Johnson, Stephen Feibelman (Fresh Start), Lindsey Foley (Fresh Start), Cody Harrell (Transfer Ministry) Media Ministry: Michael Ginn Missions: Tanner Marquis (Campus/Community Missions), Kyle Tanner (Missions Fundraising/Recruitment), Katie Davis (Summer Missions) Worship: Rachel Fields (Drama), Addie Clark (Drama), Blake Williams (Praise Band) 2012 Camp Staff Gold Arrow Camp: Emily Henderson Camp Lakeside: Blake Henson Camp Garaway: Kristen Laprade Centrifuge: Lindsey Pettis FCA Leadership Camp: ...
read moreWalk of Champions: A Walk in the Life of Nicodemus
Speaker: Rob Ray from West Heights Baptist Church in Pontotoc You may not think of Nicodemus as a champion of the faith, but check out John 3. He is a Pharisee: the one who, misunderstanding the concept of being reborn, asked how a grown man could be expected to once again come out of his mother’s womb. Jesus and John the Baptist were the main ones to chastise Pharisees, like Nicodemus, calling them hypocrites. Nicodemus was one out of the 72 Pharisees that were part of the spiritual council. John 3:1-2 describes how Nicodemus admitted how he knew who Jesus was (“from...
read moreWalk of Champions: A Walk in the Life of a Person with Character
Speaker: Mo Baker You don’t know what you’re doing freshman year; that’s typical. You make lots of choices, and even the bad choices are redeeming. Nothing is irredeemable; our Savior can deliver us from all our situations, sins, and troubles. Don’t waste your life. God has rich plans for you—see Jeremiah 29:11-13—but He’s not just waiting to dump it all on you. You have to be active in pursuing His will. God can take you from where you are to where He wants you to be if you’re willing. The way to do this is to develop the character of a person who makes...
read moreThe Lord’s Supper
[Author's note: This Tuesday, the BSU decided to shake things up a bit. Instead of a regular worship service, those who attended took part in the Lord's Supper. There were several speakers, some music, and plenty of time for confession. The blog this week consists only of what the different speakers said; you really had to be there for the rest of it. ] All Speakers: Lanie King, Justin Kyle Tanner, Tanner Marquis, and Mo Baker Speaker: Lanie King Read Psalm 51:1-17. When he wrote this, David had just been with Bathsheba and killed her husband, so he was asking...
read moreWalk of Champions: A Walk through the Life of Paul
Speaker: Fish Robinson from North Oxford Baptist Church Paul had not always been Paul; prior to his incident on the road to Damascus, he went by the name of Saul. Saul is a Jewish Old Testament name from his time of living by Judaic law. When he was converted to Christianity, he was given the Greek name Paul to distinguish his new life and ways from his old ones. Some people think they have to wait until they are given new names to be able to tell others of the Good News. Don’t wait for a literal new name! Go tell someone about Jesus with just the knowledge that you are a...
read moreWalk of Champions: A Walk through the Life of Abraham
Speaker: Robert Allen from First Baptist Church of Oxford “Father Abraham had many sons; many sons had Father Abraham…” Just as the song tells us, Abraham was the father of many nations; the Jews are his physical descendants. Galatians 3:7 tells you that “those who have faith are children of Abraham”, meaning that the Gentiles are his spiritual descendants. Because of his faith, he was made righteous by God. Hebrews 11 is known as the faith chapter, giving Old Testament examples of Jewish heroes saved by faith. One of these heroes is Abraham, whose stories of...
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