October 2026 Newsletter

Baptist Home Church,

     October offers us a great opportunity for outreach to our community through “The Trunk of Treats” fall festival event. I love the cooler weather that October brings, and the changing of the season becomes more obvious. The leaves on the trees turn their beautiful colors, and it is a wonderful time of the year. 
     “Trunk or Treat” offers us the opportunity to touch our community and to give a witness for the Lord Jesus. Thank you for bringing lots of candy to provide for the children who will be on our campus on October 31. Also, thank you for being willing to serve by either hosting a trunk or serving in many of the other ways that will be needed for the fall festival event of trunk of treats. Adam Furr and his Sunday school class are coordinating the event, so get in touch with them. Be sure you volunteer to serve. It’s going to be a great night.
     Also in the month of October, you will begin to see an increased number of media advertisements concerning the fall general election. On November 3, the general election will be held, and as a citizen, a Christian citizen, I urge you to be an informed voter, understanding the values and the policy positions that each candidate supports and then voting biblical values.
     The last day to register to vote is October 9 at 5 PM. If you are not registered, you can go online to ncdot.gov and register that way. Early voting begins Thursday, October 15, and the general election is November 3. It is of the greatest importance that Christian men and women participate in their government after prayerful consideration, voting for those candidates whom we best believe will uphold Christian values that include the protection of the unborn in their mother’s womb, that support the biblical view of marriage and the family, and that demonstrate reverent fear of God.
     I encourage you to read the article in the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Decision magazine, “online September 2026 issue about Why Christians Must Vote in the Midterm Election”

Please do not be negligent in failing to vote in the General Election on November 3. All it takes for evil to succeed is for good people ( God’s People) to do nothing.

Pastor Robert Jackson

      On Sunday mornings, we’ll finish our journey through the book of James in our Genuine series. Throughout James, we have returned again and again to one central truth: “What we do reveals what we believe.” Genuine faith isn’t merely something we talk about on Sunday. It changes how we speak, how we treat people, what we pursue, how we respond when life becomes difficult, and ultimately how we live. As we finish James, our hope is that students will recognize that faith in Jesus is meant to shape every part of who they are.
      Then, we begin a new series through Colossians called Revealed. Our landing principle for this series is: “Our identity is revealed in Christ’s supremacy.” Students are constantly being told to discover who they are through accomplishments, popularity, relationships, appearance, athletics, or what other people think about them. Paul points us somewhere completely different. Before we can rightly understand who we are, we need to understand who Jesus is. Colossians gives us an incredible picture of the supremacy of Christ, and over the coming weeks we want our students to see that Jesus isn’t simply an important part of life; He is Lord over all of it.
       October also puts us into the second month of Basecamp: Preparing for the Climb. By this point, the excitement of beginning a 90-day devotional may have worn off, and that is actually part of the purpose. Spiritual growth isn’t built only through big moments. It is often built through the ordinary decision to return to God’s Word again tomorrow. Basecamp was never intended to be about completing a checklist; it is about developing a rhythm students can carry long after these 90 days are over.
       As we move through October, my prayer is that our students won't simply become busier with church activities but will become more deeply rooted in Christ. We want The Refuge to continue being a place where students are Grounded, Growing, and Going; grounded in the truth of Scripture, growing in their relationship with Jesus and one another, and going into their schools and community with the gospel.
       Please continue asking your student what God is teaching them, encouraging them in Basecamp, praying for them, and reminding them that following Jesus is worth building their life around.

Deposits for Fall Retreat (Nov 13-15) are due Sunday Oct. 20th
Fall Retreat Deposit:  $100