Norm Noble On Sunday, March 20 at the 10:00 a.m. morning service, the First Baptist Church, Sun Lakes Choir will present a musical that celebrates the most miraculous and life-changing event in history, the death and resurrection of our Savior! To the Risen King is not just a musical presentation, but also a guide for…
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Community News, March 2016
No reserve! No retreat! No regrets!
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Sun Lakes William Borden, heir of the Borden Dairy estate, inherited one million dollars at age 21. For a high school graduation present, he was sent on a trip around the world in 1904. However, little did those who gave him the trip realize the impact it…
Community News, January 2016
Surprise!
Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes Until my wife and I moved to Arizona five years ago, I don’t think I had ever heard of the town, Surprise. Recently, I learned that it was founded in 1938 by a woman who named it Surprise because she “would be surprised if the…
Community News, December 2015
Bumps and detours
Dr. Marc Drake, Sr. Pastor, First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes The journey of life certainly has its detours and bumps in the road; and that’s probably putting it mildly! But the good news is that God is in charge and exercises perfect wisdom in working through the various circumstances of life. However, our response…
Community News, November 2015
The story of the Unfrozen Hand
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes During World War II, while spending several years in a German concentration camp, Corrie ten Boom was severely humiliated and degraded. When she was finally released she believed that, by God’s grace, she had forgiven even the guards who had so mistreated her. She…
Community News, July 2015
A man who would not die in battle
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes For over 150 years, a fascinating story appeared in virtually every student textbook in America but, sadly, it hasn’t been seen for decades. It is the story of George Washington when he was 23 years of age and involved in the French and Indian…
Community News, June 2015
Five R’s for an Arizona Summer
Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Sun Lakes Having moved to Arizona in 2010, it wasn’t long before we learned about the five C’s of the state (copper, cotton, citrus, cattle and climate), certainly a good way to remember some of the distinctive features of our great state. With summer upon us let me…
Community News, December 2014
Panic or peace?
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes On Christmas Day 1939, King George VI of England gave a brief radio address to the nation. England was already at war with Germany and soon all of Europe would be plunged into the horror of global warfare. As the storm clouds gathered, the…
Community News, December 2014
The First Noel Cantata to be performed at First Baptist
On Sunday, December 14 at its 10:00 a.m. morning service, the First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes’ choir will present The First Noel, an exciting Christmas musical by Joe E. Parks. This musical was inspired by a message delivered by Parks’ pastor, Dr. Wayne Barber, who was speaking from the scripture passage found in 1…