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Dear OG Family, Well October has arrived and hopefully some cooler weather with it. This is my favorite time of year, and it is also a busy time of year. The seasons are changing, football and soccer are in full swing, deer season is getting going, and it is birthday month at my house! October is packed full of good things not only in my own life, but also in the life of OGBC.
Throughout the month of October we will be continuing our series on Wednesday nights in the book of Ecclesiastes, discussing how the believer can have joy amidst the brevity of life. If you are a reader, I would highly recommend Dr. Brian Borgman’s book “Don’t Waste Your Breathe” on Ecclesiastes. On Sunday mornings we are continuing our joint series through the book of Hebrews. Brother Tony and I have both enjoyed collaborating on this project, and I hope and pray the church has found it both encouraging and challenging as well. On Sunday nights we have begun going through the Answers in Genesis Bible Curriculum, and alternating between meeting in the sanctuary on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month, and at Brother Tony and Mrs. Jennifer’s house on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. If you are not coming to bible study on Sunday night, you are missing out on a great time of fellowship and study in a more intimate and personal setting. It is never too late to join in!
We also have a couple unique opportunities this month as well. Several of our ladies will be going to a women’s conference in Dallas on October 9-10. Keep them in prayer for safe travels and for this to be a time of rest, revitalization, fellowship, and encouragement. If you missed out this year, go ahead and put it down on your calendar for next year.
Then, on reformation day, October 31, OGBC will be hosting the Sovereign Grace Fellowship. This is a group of local churches that get together on 5th Saturdays throughout the year to hear God’s word preached, sing hymns together, break bread together, and have a question and answer style discussion with a panel of local pastors. It has been a blessing to me and other who have attended in the past, and this will be our first time to host. We will have two sessions from 10-12, and eat lunch afterward. If you can set aside that Saturday morning, I can assure you it will be a blessing!
There are a multitude of things going on this time of year, but it is important to pause and remember that busyness without a heavenly purpose is, as Solomon would put it, striving after the wind. So I will leave you with the words of Peter written in 1 Peter 4:7- 11…
The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. 8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. 9 Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: 11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
May the Lord bless you and keep you!
Love in Christ, Bro. Adam
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From the time of the Apostles to today, Christians have laid out doctrine (beliefs) in brief, definitive statements. As those who know God, we believe it necessary to set forth in a concise fashion the cornerstone truths that our church teaches as guided by Scripture. Our Doctrinal Statement summarizes essential Christian beliefs, shows unity in Christ, and affirms our belief in the Christian truths which have been held by the church throughout the ages and particularly since the Protestant reformation, including believer’s baptism, and congregational polity (government).
The Freeness of Salvation
We teach that the blessings of salvation are freely offered to all by the gospel, that it is the immediate duty of all to accept the gospel with a glad, obedient faith and Godly sorrow, and that nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner on earth other than his own inherent depravity (sinfulness) by which he refuses to listen and suppresses the truth in unrighteousness thereby rejecting the gospel which makes him wholly responsible for his just condemnation.
Grace in Regeneration
We teach that in order to be saved, sinners must be regenerated, or born again. This results in the mind being spiritually and savingly enlightened to understand the Word of God which is accomplished in a manner above our comprehension by the power of the Holy Spirit and the divine truth of the Word of God. This is done in a way that brings about voluntary obedience and faith which is evidenced by fruits worthy of repentance as demonstrated in righteous attitudes and conduct.
Faith and Repentance
We teach that faith and repentance are required by Scripture and inseparably linked graces that are granted to us as a gift by the regenerating Spirit of God that deeply convince us of our guilt, danger, and helplessness, and of the way of salvation by Christ. We then turn to God with true repentance, confession of sin, and pleas for mercy while whole heartedly receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as our Prophet, Priest and King, and relying on him alone as the only and all sufficient Savior.
Adam Fitzgerald
Primary Preaching and Teaching Elder
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Adam joined the elders at Oak Grove Baptist Church in August of 2022. Prior to that, he served as the Associate Pastor at Sardis Baptist Church in Swansea, SC. Before entering full-time ministry, he taught social studies and coached football in both the Bismarck and Sheridan public school districts.
Adam grew up just outside of El Dorado, AR, graduated from Ouachita Baptist University with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education, and eventually went on to complete both a Master of Arts in Theological Studies and a Master of Arts in Religion/Biblical Studies from Liberty University Online.
He and his wife Kelly have three children (AJ, Eddie, and Halle), and they all enjoy spending time doing anything outdoors, whether it be hunting, fishing, gardening, hiking, or working with the dogs or horses. They are always up for an adventure and see the greatest adventure of all as having their lives spent in service to the savior.