By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
I John 3:16

FBCER Night @ the Redhawks

June 6 @ 6pm// Bus will leave @ 5pm.

The FBCER family will be having a night of fun and fellowship this summer at an OKC Redhawks game. The cost to attend is $10 per person. Our seats will be on the third base line. This would be a great night for you to invite a neighbor or friend to come fellowship. We will have transportation provided if you are interested. You can purchase tickets before and after each Sunday morning service on May 13 and May 20 or you can purchase them online.

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
II Timothy 3:16

We strongly believe God responds to the prayers of His people. Because of this, we want to engage and encourage the entire church to pray for Falls Creek in an unprecedented way in 2012. We will do this in two ways. First, we will have a “60 Day Prayer Guide” that will begin on Thursday, May 10 and it will conclude the Monday of middle school week. (The prayer guide is included with this packet.) Secondly, we will encourage adults to pray specifically for at least one student during each week of camp. (We will assign those the Sunday before we go to camp.)

Below are a list of five specific areas we want to pray for this summer.

We are calling on people to pray for students in regard to five areas of critical concern: Personal Brokenness; Salvation; Family Life; Perseverance; and Call to Ministry.

Personal Brokenness

1. Pray students would be broken by their sin and yield to the wooing of the Holy Spirit.
2. Pray students would be broken from the shackles of addiction and lean on Christ.
3. Pray students would be broken from unhealthy relationships and and find their identity in Jesus.
4. Pray students would be broken from rebellion and willingly submit to the authority of Christ.

Salvation

1. Pray students would be moved by the Gospel and gladly give their hearts and lives to Christ.
2. Pray for camp pastors to boldly proclaim the name of Jesus and faithfully share the Gospel.
3. Pray students would know that “salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12

Family Life

1. Pray for the homes of students and for the influences contained therein.
2. Pray for the parents of students, for their salvation and/or growth in the faith.
3. Pray for protection for students caught in abusive situations.
4. Pray that students may be a Gospel witness in their home.

Perseverance

1. Pray the decisions made at Falls Creek are not quickly abandoned by students after returning home.
2. Pray for a heart of perseverance in students that would help them endure trials.
3. Pray that students would faithfully connect to a church and grow in their faith.
4. Pray protection upon the students and ask God to protect them from the evil one.

Call To Ministry

1. Pray that God would speak to the hearts of students and call many into the Gospel ministry.
2. Pray for students to be mobilized for missions and to commit to short term missions efforts.
3. Pray for students to clearly recognize God’s call on their life and submit to His plan for them.

If you’re not already excited, you should be! Vacation Bible School is right around the corner, and we’re getting closer with every passing day! Come travel with us Monday, June 25^th through Friday, June 29^th as we take flight through several different countries visiting amazing sights such as the Grand Canyon in Arizona down to the Paricutin Volcano in Mexico all the way over to the Great Barrier Reef right off of the coast of Australia, as well as many more! This will be an amazing week of crafts, music, games and Bible stories as the kids interact with adults who are passionate about the Good News of Jesus Christ! This event is open to anyone who has finished Pre-K through 5^th grade and will last from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon! We look forward to seeing you there!