How ARE you being FBC?

Last week, I wrote about what the WE in We are FBC means as it relates to our theme Moving Forward Together, and how WE need YOU in order to be everything God has destined for us to be!

This week I am thinking about the verb ARE as God continues to speak to us and beckon us to Move Forward Together. The verb ARE is the first person singular and second and third person plural of the present tense of the verb "to be." It speaks to the existence of a thing--right here and right now. We are FBC!

Notice, we don't say, "We were FBC!" While First Baptist Church has a rich and impactful past in this community, this county, our state and national conventions, and across this world for the cause of Christ, the church is not defined by or confined by her past. We also do not say, "We will be FBC!" In other words, while we are vision and future oriented, we recognize that we are not waiting on the not yet in order to be who and what God has called us to be.

But right here and right now, our worship, our ministry, and our service within and beyond these walls testifies that We are FBC! And I believe as we ARE being FBC, that God shaping our future before our very eyes. So the question is, how ARE you being FBC here and now?

In Christ’s Love,

Pastor Donna Owusu-Ansah