This past Sunday, the Saints called First Baptist Church of Newnan, Georgia passed a historic budget. What this mean is that we have decided to put more of our sail in the blustery direction of God's relentless gospel. The budget increase represents a concerted effort to be more engaged in the life of our city and county and to encourage them with the message of salvation in Christ alone. Our 2019 budget is an outreach budget.
First Baptist Newnan is filled with individuals whose lives have been and are being shaped by the love of God. Both truths are important. Not only have many of us been shaped by his love as we have realized our need for his salvation, but the more we live, the more we realize that we need Jesus. We hold the two truths of the gospel before ourselves before we hold them before our community. As Tim Keller writes in the founding documents of the Gospel Coalition, "The gospel, however, humbles and affirms us at the same time, since, in Christ, each of us is simultaneously just, and a sinner still. At the same time, we are more flawed and sinful than we ever dared believe, yet we are more loved and accepted than we ever dared hope."
Being compelled by these truths we know that our city, which is filled with idols, filled with brokenness, filled with heartache, filled with worshipers, is in desperate need of the healing transformation of a Savior, is in desperate need of satisfaction that only comes through Jesus Christ.
Our message to Newnan and Coweta County:
First Baptist Church of Newnan, motivated by a passion for God and compassion for people, is dedicated to holding what it means to truly live before you. We are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.