“Play Ball” Team FBCS!
“Play Ball” Team FBCS! Evening Prayers for the Month of August While We Miss the American Legion World Series in 2020 It’s August and it has become the joy of our community to host the American Legion World Series at Keeter Stadium in Shelby. So many of our FBC members provide the leadership and the […]
VBS at Home
We had a great week of VBS at Home during the week of June 14-18. However, if you missed it, you still have a chance to participate in the lessons and encourage the children in your life to engage in the study of God’s Word. Below you will find the memory verse for the week […]
Loving Father
By Missy Smith I grew up with a great father. He was always in my corner to cheer me on and to tell me that he loved me. I can remember at a very young age feeling special to him as he would take time to play with my brother and me. He would often […]
Continue in the Rhythm: Growing in this Life of Faith
By Dr. Sophia Steibel About two Sundays ago our lesson text, Acts 2:37-47, led us to consider how First Baptist Church Shelby could be a true community of God. The reading underscored the celebration of Pentecost in which persons from all over received the gift of the Holy Spirit. Peter then preached an eye-opening sermon, a “cut […]
Never Been a Mother
A Mother’s Day Reflection By Bailey Smith This is no surprise, but I’ve never been a mother. Frankly, the thought of being a mother is one that would cause me to wake up sweaty and scared to death in the middle of the night! However, I do feel like I’m somewhat knowledgeable about mothers. I’ve […]
National Day of Prayer 2020
A Dozen Ways to Pray for Our Nation, and beyond, on this National Day of Prayer 1. Government Leaders – Federal, State, Cleveland County, City of Shelby. Pray for wisdom and integrity as they propose action and provide genuine “states-person-ship” that lifts us above the partisan divides and into the embrace of the diversity that […]
“I Belong Here” — What Church is Supposed to Be Like!
By Sadie Page I moved to Shelby in January to work at the Shelby Mission Camp after finishing my senior year a semester early. Before moving, I had looked at a dozen church websites in the area but none really stuck out to me. During my first week in Shelby, I was running at the […]
We shall not live as “Prisoners but as Colonists”
We shall not live as “Prisoners but as Colonists.” That is the phrase C.S. Lewis once used in his book “The Problem of Pain” to speak about the church’s approach to the suffering of the world. It is to us to plant the flag of the kingdom of God in a world that looks into […]
FBC Kids Daily Devo — March 31
WAITING By: Missy Smith What if I told you today that you have to go to the grocery store with your parents and wait with them in the long boring line? Not fun, huh? What if i said you could hang out with me today but you wouldhave to go with me and sit quietly […]
FBC Kids Daily Devotion — March 30
PLANTING SEEDS AND BEARING FRUITBy: Missy Smith There are a lot of different ways to enjoy apples. For example, you might enjoy a cup of apple juice or apple cider. Some children like to take applesauce in their school lunches. Have you ever had some tasty apple butter on your toast in the morning? Apple […]