Author: Sherri Davis

November 2025

FIRST EXPRESSIONS
First Baptist Church of Warner Robins
1135 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins, GA 31093
478.922.8152 or 478.922.8148
www.fbcwr.org
“We Seek to Glorify God By Making Disciples of ALL Nations”

Our Ministerial Staff:
Casey Matthews Pastor
Worship & Youth Pastor

Hey Church Family,
Thanksgiving is upon us and Christmas will be knocking at our door before we know it! Then it’s only a matter of a week and we’ll be celebrating the New Year. We’ll be celebrating 2026!?!? Some of you are reading this and experiencing some anxiety because you’re not ready to “go there” just yet. I’m right there with you but I do want to take a moment to challenge you to finish well this year. This time of year, people often tend to retreat from reaching out because of how busy life becomes around the holidays. But statistically, other than Easter, there is no other time of the year more fertile to plant seed and reach the lost. Christmas is the second most effective time to invite friends, family, and co-workers to church. It’s also one of the easiest times of the year to talk about Jesus because well…that’s what Christmas is all about. So who will you invite? Who will you share your story with? Who will you tell about the greatest Christ-mas gift ever? Who will you share the hope of Christ with this holiday season?
Hopefully you know “what” I’m challenging you to do as you seek to finish well this year. But before I wrap up my article, I want to share the “why” with you. Why should we leverage our influence this time of year to share Jesus with someone? It’s a one-word answer: LOVE! Our chief motivation for wanting to use this time of year as an opportunity to share our faith is because we genuinely love people. Afterall, love was God’s motivation in sending Jesus. Our love for others and our desire to see them experience the forgiveness and cleansing, that comes by grace through faith in Jesus, should have us taking every opportunity we have to celebrate and proclaim the gospel. Here is my prayer: May God fan to flame a love for others in our hearts and may we be bold in sharing this holiday season. May God enable us, in the power of the Holy Spirit, to see and take advantage of every opportunity He provides. May we see people experience the forgiveness, cleansing, and transformation that comes from a relationship with Jesus Christ. To God be the Glory! Amen.
In Christ’s Love,
Pastor Casey

NOVEMBER 2025

Security Team: 2—Mark Burquest 9—Curtis Dalton
16—Mike Sullivan 23—Jon Huguley
30—Philip McCombs

Sundays
9:15 am Small Group Bible Study
10:30 am Morning Worship
*Birthdays

Wednesdays
5:30 pm Youth Connect
6:00 pm Bible Study & Prayer
7:15 pm Choir Rehearsal
8:15 pm Band Rehearsal

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1
2 / Orphan Sunday / Ladies’ Bible Study—4pm	3 / Keenagers—12pm	4	5 / Moms in Prayer @ LLC—9:30am / *James Pauley / *Bella McCombs	6	7 / *Claire Shugart / *Betty Johnson	8 / *Owen Shugart
9 / OCC Box Dedication / Ladies’ Bible Study—4pm	10	11 / OFFICE CLOSED	12	13	14	15 / *Clayton Matthews
16 / Persecution Sunday / Communion	17	18 / Deacon’s Meeting	19 / Moms in Prayer @ LLC—9:30am / Churchwide Thanksgiving Meal—6pm	20 / WMU—10am	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30 / 5th Sunday Breakfast & Bible Study

GA Baptist Convention in Atlanta

OFFICE CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING

Ministry Updates

Here are a few updates:
Pray that they will get rest and stay healthy.
Please pray that they make all their flights and get all their luggage upon arrival. Pray that Nick Prieto (Zambia), Joel and Samuel Collette (Cameroon), and Sam Knaus (Sierra Leone) also travel without incident and make it through customs with the notebooks they will be carrying.
Saturdays and Sundays: Traveling. Please pray that they will be alert and a blessing to the congregation.
Mondays are quite busy. Pray that they will all arrive without incident and on time, registration goes smoothly, lunch is somewhat on time, and the trainers connect well with the people.
Tuesdays thru Thursdays: Pray for those facilitating the different aspects of the institute. Pray for the ladies cooking and serving and for wisdom in buying the food. Pray for those leading worship.
Fridays are super busy. In Cameroon and Sierra Leone they will be driving late at night and early morning to get back to the airports.

FIGURES

GIVEN TO REACH OUR WORLD FOR CHRIST

BUDGET REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2025 MONTHLY BUDGET NEEDED …………..………….……….…......$40,600.08 SEPTEMBER 1-21 Receipts ……………..…...…………..…..…....$17,445.19 SEPTEMBER 1-21 Expenses…….……….……..…..……...…..……$7,815.21
SHORT/ SURPLUS AS OF SEPTEMBER 1-21 …………...….….$ 9,629.98

FINAL BUDGET REPORT FOR AUGUST 2025 MONTHLY BUDGET NEEDED ……………….………..…….….…….$40,600.08 AUGUST 2025 Receipts….……..………….……………..….…….….$22,494.60 AUGUST 2025 Expenses…….…..…….………….................…....$33,345.21 ACTUAL SHORT/SURPLUS FOR AUGUST ….……..……….….$ -10,850.61

*NOVEMBER LIST FOR DEACON OF THE WEEK*
2—Mark Burquest 9—Curtis Dalton
16—Jon Huguley 23—Mike Sullivan
30—Mark Warstler

FACTS & FELLOWSHIP

"God at Work"

Student Ministry—Over the last month our attendance on Wednesday nights has grown with several first time guests. Our students have just started a series on who Jesus is and how culture mis-portrays Him. Our leaders are investing in each student through small groups and God is definitely doing something. Many of the students are not Christians so we ask you to pray for their salvation and for their families to also come to know the Lord. We give thanks for the faithful leaders who serve each week!

First Baptist Church
1135 Watson Blvd.
Warner Robins, GA 31093

***STATE MISSIONS***
FBC GOAL—$2,001.00
RECEIVED
YTD $1,371.00

Sundays
8:30 am Prayer Group
9:15 am Small Group Bible Study
10:30 am Morning Worship

Wednesdays
6:00 pm Bible Study & Prayer
7:15 pm Choir Rehearsal
8:15 pm Band Rehearsal

Georgia Baptist Children’s Home Truck Loading
We are asking First Baptist Church to make
donations to this ministry. Please make checks out to First Baptist Church with Truck Loading in the memo section.

FACTS & FELLOWSHIP

10:30 am Morning Worship

7:15 pm Choir Rehearsal

Church Planning Day
Saturday, October 2nd
9am

Make Plans to Attend

Christian Social Ministries
5th Sunday
Canned/Staple Food Drive
Sunday, July 31st
Please bring your canned and dry goods so we can help replenish the shelves at CSM. The collection box is
located in the welcome area.

Our WMU is sponsoring a collection for the annual GBC
Appalachian Backpack Ministry. This ministry provides filled backpacks for children at Christmas, many of whom get no other gifts. The backpacks are to be filled with specific items, which will cost approximately $40 each. We are asking FBC members to consider contributions to this ministry. Please make checks out to First Baptist Church and put WMU
Backpack in the Memo section. Thank you!

GA Baptist Evangelism Conference

WRHS Feeding Program
Sunday, July 21, 2019

WRHS Feeding Program
Sunday, December 22, 2019
Please bring the following items: Granola bars, energy bars, cereal bars, individual packs of baked chips, etc., dried fruit in individual packs, pudding cups, small boxes of cereal, tuna pouches in foil, pop tarts, cups of mixed fruit, small cups of
spaghetti or any of those that Chef Boyardee makes.
The collection box is located in the Fellowship Hall.

If you are unable to attend Sunday Morning
services we will continue to have them available to watch on our Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/firstbaptistwr/

WMU
Thursday, November 21st
10am