Last Post, New website

This is one of the last posts to the old blog and it is fitting that it is one of my last posts to the blog as it is the last occasion that I will be preaching at ARBF.

The new ARBF website can be

FOUND HERE

http://www.ashevillereformedbaptist.org/

This Lord's day at 5:30 PM I will be preaching my final sermon at ARBF (at least for the foreseeable future) on 1 John 3:1-3 "The Glorious Love of God"

By God's grace I have graduated with my M.Div. from GPTS and have been called and now ordained to the Gospel ministry and my family and I prepare to go to our home church, Covenant Baptist Church in Toronto in just over a week to formally take up the pastorate in July. Please pray for Val, the children and me as we make the complicated international move and most especially as we seek to proclaim the exclusive truth of Jesus Christ in the midst of one of the most pluralistic cities in the world.

This Sunday - Nathan Renfro preaching May 24th 5:30 PM

This Sunday evening we welcome Brother Nathan Renfro to the pulpit. He will be preaching on Matthew 18:21-35 "The Promises of Forgiveness."

Nathan and his wife Erin are long time members of ARBF and he is the father of two delightful children, Sophie and (the newborn) Luke. Nathan is a student at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a former IMB missionary/church planter to Greece.

We prayerfully anticipate his ministry to us this Sunday evening.

Official Church Plant Status

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

I am pleased to announce that at a vote taken tonight, Grace Baptist Church, Taylors (GBCT) officially adopted the Asheville Reformed Baptist Fellowship as their church plant. Up till this point, officially, ARBF was a ministry of GBCT. This is a further step and commitment on the part of GBCT that lays foundations for ARBF's future. May God use us for His glory in the Asheville area.

May 11th and an advance notice for May 18th

This Lord's Day evening, our brother Dennis Zimmerman will be preaching to us. Dennis is a member of our planting church, Grace Baptist in Taylors. Please pray for our brother as he prepares to minister among us.

This is an advance notice for May 18th, to identify that we will *not* be holding services in Asheville. All ARBF friends are invited for this one day only to join in a special ordination service (starting at 9:45 AM) at Grace Baptist Church in Taylors, SC for Chris Powell as he prepares to go off to the home mission field in Canada.

May 4th, 2008

The preacher this Lord's Day evening will be Mark Hatfield, a member of Grace Baptist Church Taylors and a seminarian. Please pray for brother Hatfield that the Lord would bless his preparation and delivery of the Word of God.

Following the evening worship service, we will have our regular snack supper. All are welcome!

Worship Sunday

This Sunday our regular evening worship will continue. Chris Powell will be preaching and returning to his regular expository series in 1 John. After the worship service we will enjoy our regular snack supper fellowship. Come, worship the Creator of the Universe with us with joy.

Regular Sunday evening worship at 5:30 PM

There is something delightful in saying "regular Sunday worship." It is a wonder that we sometimes take for granted. Two short years ago it was just a prayer. Now it is a reality. What a great Jehovah Jireh God we serve!

This Sunday evening the preacher will be Pastor Bob Selph, pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Taylors SC and Coordinator of the Association of Reformed Baptist Churches in America.

Following the meeting we will have our regular (there's that word again!) snack supper and after that we will be presenting a budget proposal.

May we all prepare our hearts and minds for the delight of worship tomorrow.

We are in the process of launching our new website. It is not done yet and not quite ready to go live. But if you'd like a peek look here, and provide your feedback to brother Seth who is graciously engaged in doing this.

In Him,
Chris.

Worship Sunday Evening March 30th 5:30 PM

Hi all,

This Sunday Pastor Bob Selph will be preaching at 5:30 PM. After our evening meal we will be having our regular snack supper. Pastor Selph will be preaching both this coming week and his regular first Sunday in April. See you there!