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Prime is officially back every Monday night starting at 7:30pm sharp!
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We had a great night last Monday at our final Summer PRIME Series!

Andy Savage gave an incredible talk on relationships.

Who can forget the chart?!

Many of you asked if the message would be available.

It will be in September when we begin our weekly meetings starting Sept. 14th.

We hope you'll join us for a brand new Fall Series and bring some people with you!

See you in a few short weeks...

New Series starting Monday, September 14th at 7:30pm.

Ladies, it's not too late for Breakaway. THIS Saturday, don't miss it!



Sat. August 8th 11:00 - 5:00

$10, includes coffee bar, lunch and snacks.

Call #678-494-2778 for more details.

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August PRIME
Monday, August 10th is our next gathering. Join us for this final monthly meeting in the summer and get ready to go weekly beginning September 14th! Andy Savage is back with a great talk on relationships and the PRIME band is gearing up to lead a great night of worship.

Come be a part of something very special. It's a privilege to be a part of serving the Kingdom with this generation.

Steve Gillis
College/20's Pastor, FBCW

Summer PRIME #2 this Monday, July 13th!

Hey Everyone,
Well it's been a great summer so far and we are back on this Monday night, July 13th at 7:30pm in the Warehouse. Andy Savage is back and the PRIME band will lead worship. Bring a friend and come be challenged to live a life that counts.

Steve

Summer PRIME #1

Monday, June 15, 2009- 7:30pm Warehouse

(Prime Band/ Andy Savage/ Tacos)

Summer Schedule:
June 5 - Movie on the grass at Brooke Williams'

June 15 - Prime, 7:30pm (Warehouse)

June 25 - Church on the Street service projectMeet at church at 5:15 to carpool

June 28 - Cookout / Volleyball with upcoming seniors/Prime (1:00 - 5:00)

June 28 - July 3 - West Virginia Mission TripContact Charlie.minney@fbcw.net

July 10 - Ice Cream Party (at the Bledsoe's)

July 13 - Prime, 7:30 (Warehouse)

July 25 - PrimeServe*

August 7 - LaserShow at Stone Mountain

August 10 - Prime, 7:30 (Warehouse)

August 22 - PrimeServe*

Summer is upon us!
Join us this summer, and keep up with updates on FaceBook (look for Prime Woodstock PAGE and become a fan).

Summer Schedule:
June 5 - Movie on the grass at Brooke Williams'
June 15 - Prime, 7:30pm (Warehouse)
June 25 - Church on the Street service project
Meet at church at 5:15 to carpool
June 28 - Cookout / Volleyball with upcoming seniors (1:00 - 5:00)
June 28 - July 3 - West Virginia Mission Trip
Contact Charlie.minney@fbcw.net

July 10 - Ice Cream Party (at the Bledsoe's)
July 13 - Prime, 7:30 (Warehouse)
July 25 - PrimeServe*

August 7 - LaserShow at Stone Mountain
August 10 - Prime, 7:30 (Warehouse)
August 22 - PrimeServe*

*Event where you can join Prime to serve our community

Hey PRIMERS-
This Monday night will be our last PRIME before we "break" for the summer. PRIME will continue to meet in various ways through events, service opportunities and monthly gatherings throughout the summer, so there will be a great opportunity for you to connect with others and serve alongside of them.

Please make sure to bring someone with you for our last weekly PRIME this Monday night at 7:30pm in the Warehouse! You'll get a calender of events and how you can follow what's going on throughout the summer months. Come help us welcome in summer with a BANG!

WE DID IT!!!!

Dry Tears Update- GOAL MET!!

Well, God has done it! We have raised over $4,500 dollars, so we've met our goal! As of Monday night, God provided the funds we needed to drill a well in Sono, Burkina Faso! The people of Sono will now have acess to a clean water well, and ultimately, this will result in thousands of lives saved, and the name of Jesus will be magnified through this project as well.

Its been amazing to see how God has provided in miraculous ways. It took us six weeks to meet this goal, and at times I wondered if that was even possible. I have such little faith sometimes. But, we have to give God ALL the glory in this, because He loves Sono more than we ever could, and He wanted this well for them even more than we did. I'm reminded of several verses that talk about God's desire for His children to help the poor. "He who is gracious to the poor man lends to the Lord, And He will repay him for his good deed." (Proverbs 19:17) And, 'Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’' (Matthew 25:45). Its amazing to know that God has allowed us to take part in helping some of the world's poorest. And we acted in obedience to a request from our Savior to serve and love his children halfway around the world. I'm SO excited!

We'll be sure to keep everyone updated with pictures and progress reports as we continue to stay connected to Dry Tears and Sono!

- Emily

Thank you to ALL who participated and gave. And, thanks to Doug Ferdinand at Rita's for helping us get there! Thank you for your sacrificial giving, it looks a lot like Jesus. Come celebrate this achievement with us next Monday night at PRIME. Can it get any better than that painting last night along with the Revelation song? Come and see....

Come to Ritas this Sunday and help support Drytears!

NIGHT TIME EASTER EGG HUNT AND BONFIRE!


This Saturday night...
8:00 pm - Brooke William's home
5821 forest drive acworth ga 30102


**~~~~ dont forget a FLASHLIGHT and dessert or drink. Invite all ur friends!! Its gonna be a blast!


From First Baptist Church Woodstock:
When leaving church @ main entrance (lighthouse) Go right on Highway 92Cross over Canton Highway, cross over Bells FerryRoad, Go past Kroger Shopping Center (on rt.) Immediately turn right on Tyson Drive (@ CVS) Take 1st left (Springwood Drive) Turn right onto Forest Drive, follow thru subdivision, will become private road. Our home is 1st driveway on left between two black-fenced pastures.

From I-575 North:
Exit Bells Ferry Road, turn left. Go 2 miles to intersection of Bells FerryRoad & Highway 92. Turn left, go past Kroger Shopping Center (On right) Immediately turn right on Tyson Drive (@ CVS Pharmacy). Take 1st left (Springwood Drive), turn right onto Forest Drive – follow thru subdivision, will become private road. Our home is first driveway on left between two black-fenced pastures.

LADIES ONLY!!!!!!!!

...(Sorry boys)



Just two more weeks to purchase tickets for Breakaway!

Breakaway is an intimate one-day event for college and young single ladies hosted by First Baptist Church Woodstock. It is a unique opportunity to learn from mentors who are eager to share how God has led them down the road of life thus far. These are some of the breakout topics we plan to cover:


Sexuality & Intimate Relationships
Contentment
True Identity (Who Am I really?)
Discipline
Healthy Friendships
How to Deal with a Crisis of Faith


To close out our day, our mentors will hold an open panel to deal with any questions you may have. Tickets must be purchased this week (at the church office), or next Monday night at Prime. Don't miss your chance!


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What: Breakaway
When: April 25 (11:00 - 5:00)
Where: Magnolia Room in the Worship BuildingCost: only $10 (includes lunch).

Tickets on sale through the church office or Monday night at Prime. If you have any questions please call the College and Singles Ministry, #678-494-2851.

Peace with God

“ Their bloodguilt, which I have not pardoned, I will pardon." For the LORD dwells in Zion!”
Joel 3:21

John Bunyan, well known author of Pilgrim’s Progress, was deeply tormented in his soul. He desperately longed for peace with God. One day he crossed paths with a small group of impoverished women discussing spiritual matters. He became deeply convicted by their strong love for God and devotion to Him… yet he doubted. Whenever he considered the sins of his youth, he could not comprehend that a holy God could forgive him for what he had done. Until one day when God sent His answer through His Word.

Bunyan read Joel 3:21, and the truth of God’s cleansing forgiveness expressed in that verse struck a chord. God had forgiven him. A fresh sense of God’s presence in his life was proof that God’s Word was setting him free!

Consider the difficulties and trails God has allowed into your life. Could they be one way He is calling you to return to Him? Ponder the condition of your own heart in the light of God’s call for genuine repentance. Has sin quenched the Spirit’s presence in you, or are you enjoying peace with God?

Acoustic PRIME was awesome this
past Monday night. The band opened with an old rendition of a Beatles' classic tune, "Blackbird". Will Goodwin and Lauren Boyd led an incredible worship time, and Dave shared a poignant message from the book of Revelation.

We also heard from one of our team leaders and the challenges of clean water and disease that she experienced growing up in Africa. That led us to our Dry Tears emphasis and our "Fill our Cup to fill theirs" campaign. We are raising $4,500 to dig a well and provide clean water to 30,000 people in a very specific region of Africa. And, we are off to a great start. We hope you'll be able to jump on board with us in the days to come. Emily Walters is leading the way for our team in this effort. We are grateful for her heart and the opportunity that God has given us to be such a blessing to those on the other side of the world, the sometimes forgotten. Not to us.

Looking back, looking ahead...

Next Monday, March 23rd is going to be a very special night with an out of the ordinary setup.

This past Monday, we saw the effects (& stats) of those that are affected by dirty water. One of the first projects that we've taken up as a group who want to make a difference is to dig a well in an African village where 30,000 people will be the beneficiaries. It's amazing to see how God can use a group from Atlanta to impact the lives of so many so far away. We'll be hearing a real account next week of just how difficult it can be. And, we'll have a visible reminder of how we can make more of a difference together than we can apart.

Dave reminded us all last night that our God is a creative, amazing God. Join us in the next few weeks to see how He uses people in His creative process. We're grateful for all the support we've seen at PRIME, now we want to get the word out and make the biggest possible contribution to God's Kingdom and to hurting people that we can possibly make. Please consider this week who you can invite to next week's PRIME and let's go make a difference in our community and our world.

Tonight,

Will Goodwin and Lauren Boyd lead worship.

7:30pm start. Hope to see you there!

You'll also want to check out our emphasis on our "Dry Tears" campaign. http://www.drytears.org/

We're putting our dollars together and digging a well in Africa. All the details tonight.

See you then!

Next week, Monday March 9th is Q & A night....
Last time, Dave was able to get to 17 questions.
Bring your phone and get ready to text to "PRIME 313131" to ask your question....

Food following in the foyer!

Check out this video I ran across today. A beautiful glimpse into how God has worked in and through Nick Vujicic's life.

Last night was a great gathering. Seth Condrey and Chris Coleman and the PRIME band combined to lead worship. It was very engaging, very real. And, Dave continued his series "Field Tested". He left us with some very thought provoking statements, such as: "For those that have more knowlege of the Lord, you are responsible to help those who have less". And, then he told a story of a smurf, a party, & a very odd opportunity to share his faith. Had to be there to get that one.

We continue to hear about lives that are being transformed as a result of the ministry of PRIME. Our hope is that God will multiply that transformation ten-fold in the months to come.

By the way, coming up in a couple of weeks, we are having our always popular "Question & Answer" night, live. We'll let you text in questions and Dave will take them in real time. Last time, we were able to get 17 questions answered in an hour. It's fun. Hope you can join us.

Questions

As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts higher than your thoughts." ISAIAH 55:9

My 7 year old niece loves clothes and is quite choosy about the color and texture of most everything she puts on. One day last week she decided she was ready to go fashion “solo” for school. Sure enough, she was dressed and ready (even on time!) for two days straight. On the third day, she came to my sister and said “Mom, you need to put my clothes out for me again. I’m just too little for this much pressure.”

Out of the mouths of babes.

The more I study, the more I discover how much I do not know. I pray often that God would give me a teachable heart and a greater capacity to learn His ways. But I accept the fact that I will never know it all. There are clear limitations to what we have the capacity and intelligence to understand.

The Bible is the source for everything we need to know for this life (2 Pet 1:3), including how to know Him and receive eternal life through faith in His Son. But if the Bible doesn’t seem to have an answer to a question… be careful not to doubt the answers it has given you. There is so much about this universe and the God who made it that we simply do not know. The bottom line is on this side of life we will never fully understand God, or all of His ways. His purposes and what He has chosen to reveal to us of them, are moving forward according to His timetable.

As we continue to enjoy learning more about Him each week, let’s remember that He has chosen to reveal incredible truths to us. That gives us the awesome opportunity to study and learn from the treasure of His Word. It also gives us the opportunity to learn to trust Him with the things we do not understand.

Kelly

Ps 91:1

When God interrupts…


WORSHIP The act of paying honor to a deity; religious reverence and homage.

Last night at Prime, we enjoyed an interruption by God. As we asked Him to do, He led us. And following the leadership of attentive servants, we ended up spending our entire night singing praises and worshipping our Lord.


“From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.” Gen 12:8

Worship is giving God the best that He has given you. Be careful with what you do with the best you have. Whenever you get a blessing from God, give it back to Him as a love gift. Take time to meditate before God and offer the blessing back to Him in a deliberate act of worship. If you hoard a thing for yourself, it will turn into spiritual dry rot, as the manna did when it was hoarded. God will never let you hold a spiritual thing for yourself, it has to be given back to Him that He may make it a blessing to others.

Bethel is the symbol of communion with God; Ai is the symbol of the world. Abraham pitched his tent between the two. The measure of worth of our public activity for God is the private profound communion we have with Him. Rush is wrong every time, there is always plenty of time to worship God. Quiet days with God may be a snare. We have to pitch our tents where we will always have quiet times with God, however noisy our times with the world may be. There are not three stages in spiritual life – worship, waiting and work. Some of us go in jumps like spiritual frogs, we jump from worship to waiting, and from waiting to work. God’s idea is that the three should go together. They were always together in the life of our Lord. He was unhasting and unresting. It is a discipline, we cannot get into it all at once.

- Oswald Chambers


What a joy it is to seek truth and worship Him. I wonder what He will do next Monday…


Kelly

What a great kickoff to the new year! And, what a great turnout last night.
We are expecting great things in 2009. Chris Coleman and the PRIME band did a great job last night and we are looking forward to having Seth Condrey with us this week (yes...I made a boo-boo when announcing that he would be here this past week, sorry Charlie).

We spent a couple of hours on Tuesday at Kennesaw State University with our friends from the Baptist Collegiat Ministries, handing out 25 boxes of free pizza and invites for PRIME. We want everyone in Atlanta to know that we are there every Monday!

Make sure to join us next Monday for the continuation of Dave's series, "Field Tested". And, bring a friend to our Visitor's Reception with Dave/Band/PRIME leaders after it's over. We'd be honored to get to meet our first time guests.

Mondays are good again in '09,
Steve

PRIME is back Monday, January 12, 2009 at 7:30pm.
Dave's New Series "Field Tested" and Seth Condrey & the Prime Band.
See you there!

Mermaids

Christmas Eve I pulled my 3 year old nephew close and asked “If you could be either a cowboy or an Indian, which would you be?” Unbeknownst to him, I was getting him ready for the tan cowboy chaps that were hidden beneath the pretty paper in the box he’d been dying to open all day.

His eyes lit up and he leaned into my face and whispered… “A mermaid.”

You can imagine my surprise.

The air is full (aside from the falling rain) of the crisp hope of a new year, a new start. Enjoy this new year… think outside the box. This journey we’re all on called life is full of joys and sorrows and I truly believe they all add up to help us know and understand our purpose and the One who designed us for this journey.

Enjoy your new start, enjoy being who your Creator made you to be, and most of all enjoy pursuing Truth.

Look forward to seeing you next week!

"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." Jer. 29:13