Marc Drake, Senior Pastor Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church The Bible tells us that God has put eternity into man’s heart. (Ecclesiastes 1:15). This amazing truth is born out in so many ways as we observe the people around us. Look into their eyes. They are filled with longings, needs and hopes. Of…
Dr. Marc Drake, Sr. Pastor, First Baptist Church, Sun Lakes “But the Word of God is not bound!” (2 Timothy 2:9). What powerful words from the first century that must never be forgotten here in the 21st century. The Apostle Paul wrote those words from a prison cell and it was part of a letter…
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…
Norm Noble On Sunday, March 20 at the 10:00 a.m. morning service, the choir of the First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Sun Lakes Death Valley in California is a baked out gorge – the lowest place in the United States, dropping 276 feet below sea level. It’s also the hottest place in the country with an official recording of 134 degrees. Streams flow into Death Valley only to disappear,…