For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:3-4
First Baptist Church
Dayton, TN
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
Lottie Moon was sent as a Southern Baptist missionary to China from 1873 to 1912. She saw firsthand the world’s greatest problem – LOSTNESS. Meeting so many people who had never heard the gospel compelled her to write letters to American churches describing the need for a greater missionary presence.
She pleaded for increased prayer and financial support to send and sustain more missionaries. This challenge became known as the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.
In a primitive and dangerous setting, Lottie began to learn the depth of the “living sacrifice” theme of Romans 12. She was among the pioneer Christians in North China. As a living sacrifice, she died on Christmas Eve in 1912. The story of Lottie Moon set a standard for service that most Christians have not yet achieved. How long will it be until living sacrifice becomes the common pleasure of Southern Baptists?
Together, we are reaching the nations, and it starts with prayer. Join the Great Commission task as, together, we find the lost, give help to the hurting, share the hope of Christ, and witness God grow His Church around the world. God works through our prayers to change lives.
Pray with others for a church-planting movement in Seoul and for human needs ministries in the Horn of Africa. Ask God to bless discipleship among believers in Chile and creative access to the gospel through the arts in Spain. Praise God for partnerships in Brazil and West Africa. Rejoice that God is moving among Central Asian peoples. Thank God for sustained missionary presence in Japan.
First Baptist Church goal - $11,000
Bible Study Opportunities
Prayer and Bible Study
Wednesdays at 6:00 pm on the Life of Moses , Pastor Bob
Sunday Mornings, 10:15 am
Sunday Nights, 6:00 pm
We are continuing Bible studies on the Book of Acts, Sunday evenings at 6 PM.
FaithFit
FaithFit meets Mondays at 10:30 am for prayer, devotion, encouragement and walking.
Everyone is welcome!
Precept Upon Precept Bible Study – James
Tuesday Evening, 6:00 pm and
Wednesday Morning, 10:00 am
Starting January 6, 2026
Good News Club
Good News Club starts back January 13, 2026
New Bible Series Begins:
Jesus, God Who Came to Earth
College & Career Wednesday Bible Study
Wednesdays at 6:00 pm, Conference Room
Join us for a new Bible Study for young adults! Wednesdays @ 6 p.m. in the Conference Room. Any questions, please see Joshua Wright or call the church office.
Sanctity of Human Life
Sunday, January 18, 2026
In 1984, Ronald Reagan declared the first Sanctity of Human Life Day to commemorate the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Now, on the third Sunday of January, churches across the United States focus their attention on God as the giver of life and the Church’s role to value and protect that life.
Church Services
1. Live streaming continues. The video can be viewed on the following websites, YouTube and Facebook:
Worship January 4, 2026 Live Stream
Sunday PM Bible Study 1/4/26 Live Stream
We are going to live stream our worship service this Sunday morning at 10:15 AM. Follow the link above and wait for the stream to start. It could possibly start a couple minutes after 10:15 so stay on the page until it starts.
2. Sunday School Teaching, Songs to Guide Your Life:
Dr. Les Warren is continuing his study, "Songs to Guide Your Life" during his Sunday School Teaching at 9:15 AM. Click below for the video. The videos will be posted each Sunday morning at 9:15 AM on Facebook and YouTube. Click the following link:
January 4:
"Thanksgiving: Present and Future",
Psalm 118
If You Missed It...
If you missed our services , please click on the following link to watch any of the services we have posted: Worship Recordings
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Church Motto
First......that all may know Jesus.
This is the motto of First Baptist Dayton, TN
taken from 1 Timothy 2:3-5.
"For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,"
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From the Pastor:
FBC Dayton Family,
Saying the year, “2026” sounds like a futuristic date! I found several older sci-fi movies that used 2026 as this future day of where a kind of Utopia would exist.
That is far from what the Bible speaks.
"But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come". Look at how Paul addresses these "difficult times" (2 Timothy 3:2–5):
Self-Centeredness: People will be "lovers of self" and "lovers of money".
Arrogance & Disrespect: They will be boastful, arrogant, revilers, and disobedient to parents.
Moral Decay: Individuals will be ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, and malicious gossips.
Lack of Restraint: They will lack self-control and be brutal, reckless, and haters of good.
Superficial Faith: "holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power"—meaning they appear religious but lack true spiritual transformation.
Opposed to Truth: 2 Timothy 4:3-4 “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.
Let’s pray that we are different! Let’s be set apart for God’s purposes! Let us be people of the BOOK!
Pastor Bob Schafer
Services
Sunday
9:00 AM ~ Sunday School for All Ages
10:15 AM ~ Worship Service
6:00 PM ~ Sunday Night Bible Study
Wednesday
6:00 PM ~ Kids4Truth
6:00 PM ~ Student Ministries
6:00 PM ~ Prayer Meeting and Bible Study
Tennessee Valley Baptist Association News
Call the Association office at 423-775-6192
for information or to help with any events.
Our Wheelchair Ramp Teams are always looking for help!