MEANINGLESS! MEANINGLESS! VANITY OF VANITIES! It is the cry of the preacher to take off your rose colored glasses, turn off the Hallmark channel, open your eyes and see the cruel unpredictability of life. Man is born, man works, chance and circumstances ruin his labor, and then he dies and leaves all that he has gained to someone else. What is the point of it all? It’s raw and honest and so important. Ecclesiastes is the perfect primer to prepare you for the gospel. The apostle John said it best. “In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.” (John 1:4) John was of course speaking about Jesus. Jesus reminded us that He Himself is “the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6) In addition, Jesus called Himself “The bread of Life” (John 6:48), He offered His followers “eternal life” (John 3:16), “the light of life” (John 8:12), and “abundant life” (John 10:10). And this same Jesus will actually preach to you the book of Ecclesiastes over and over. “Do not love the world”, He will say. “Do not worry about tomorrow”, He reminds. “In the world you have tribulation”, He cries. But Jesus does not leave us in such despair. Ecclesiastes thoroughly explains the problem, Jesus abundantly satisfies it. Come join us for Disciple Now 2024 learn how only Jesus can provide hope, peace, fulfillment, and joy in the midst of it. And most of all be reminded that while death is certain, Jesus is “the resurrection and the life”.
OCTOBER 25-27
REGISTER HERE
If you do not want to pay online, or if you would like a scholarship for D-Now, simply type in GRACE in the promo code and you will be able to register without payment. You can then contact the office of First Baptist Church of Spur to pay by check or request a scholarship: (806) 271-4521
THE PLAN FOR FRIDAY NIGHT OF D-NOW
- Everyone has a home football game that night.
- Jayton actually plays on Thursday of that week.
- We won’t start anything official (or the super fun stuff) until the football games are over and the area students are able to arrive. (We are tentatively saying 10:00, but are flexible to whenever they get here!)
- Students who aren’t attending football games are welcome to come early (6:45). We’ll feed you and have some fun stuff to do while we wait an everyone to arrive.
- We are working on transportation for students from the area who need a ride.
- Feel free to drop your kids off on your own at the church any time 6:45 or later, adults will be there, but if your child is attending the game and rides the bus back to the school we will send rides to pick them up once they get back to the school and bring them to Spur for D-Now.
SO PUMPED!!!!
PACKING LIST
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Always prepare for the elements – rain, cold, etc. – especially for boys who are camping out. (Forecast for the weekend is high of 70 and low of 50)
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Bible and Pen
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NO ELECTRONICS
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BOYS: Prepare to camp in tents (cot and/or sleeping bag & pillow, possibly an extra blanket, bug spray, flashlight)
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Boys will be using bush showers (yes, hot water heated in a barrel over a fire, it’s great)
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GIRLS: Prepare to stay in host homes
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Bring clothes to sleep in
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Toiletries (toothbrush, soap, shampoo, etc.)
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Towels (1 for showering, 1 for wet games)
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Old clothes (You never know what you might be getting into!)
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Sunscreen, shoes you can run in, prepare for cool evenings or wet weather
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Bug Spray – we’ll try to get the city of Spur to spray for mosquitos, but we have had rain and they are always a possibility.
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Appropriate Clothes (nothing formal, but everything modest)
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A pair of jeans for Sunday morning worship (we’ll provide a D-Now T-shirt)
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You may want a change of clothes for after worship for the Sunday afternoon games.
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Good attitude
2024 DNOW SCHEDULE |
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Friday |
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| 10:00pm | Arrive after football games & Orientation |
| 12:00am | Go to Host Homes – Camp Site |
Saturday |
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| 9:30am | Breakfast @ Church |
| 10:00am | Worship/Breakout Session |
| 11:45am | Team challenge prep |
| 1:00pm | Eat Lunch |
| 1:30pm | Free Time (games at church) |
| 2:45pm | Snacks |
| 3:00pm | Team Games (games at baseball field) |
| 5:00pm | Free Time (games at church / clean up) |
| 6:00pm | Eat Supper |
| 7:00pm | Worship/Breakout Session |
| 8:45pm | Snacks |
| 9:00pm | Late Night…….EPIC!!!!!! |
| 11:00pm | Host Homes – Camp Site |
Sunday |
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| 9:30am | Breakfast @ Church |
| 10:00am | Group Picture |
| 10:30am | Worship/Breakout Session |
| 12:30pm | Eat Lunch |
| 1:30pm | Sanctuary Games |
| 3:00pm
3:30pm |
Snacks
Worship |
| 5:00pm | Go Home |
Parents are free to come check out anything we’re doing at any time. We’ll be at the church the entire time except for Saturday afternoon team games which will be at the Spur Little League Baseball field.
CONTACT NUMBERS
Rory Mosley – (806) 777-8104
Amy Harris – (806) 300-1783
Chris Horn – (303) 562-7945
Tammy Fincher – (806) 441-2841
