Posts from April 2022

Posts from April 2022

Home Groups

Weekly Update – April 28th, 2022 After over a two-year hiatus, we will open up two new home groups this summer.  In the past we have had home groups, and in fact, even now, there is still one currently meeting over zoom.  These groups will be intentionally filled with a range of people, from children, to married couples, to singles and senior adults.  Our goal is to meet on Sunday evenings over dinner for fellowship, study and prayer.  There are…

The Great Commission

Weekly Update – April 21st, 2022 The Great Commission is a well-known and popular call that many Christians are familiar with in the New Testament.  It says, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I (Jesus) have commanded you….” (Matt. 28:19-20)  Typically when we read that verse, the first thought that comes to our minds is…

Maundy Thursday

Weekly Update – April 14th, 2022 Since 2015, First Baptist Church has had a Maundy Thursday service the Thursday before Easter.  This night is primarily meant to function as a time to reflect and prepare ourselves as we remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  Now when we say Maundy Thursday, there is still likely some confusion over its significance.  Good Friday we know, and of course, Easter Sunday we know, but what is so special about this day…

Cling to Christ

Weekly Update – April 7th, 2022 As we continue to watch the downgrade of our culture, we must remember how important it is for the church to remain counter-cultural to all that we see around us.  There is pressure from many angles to capitulate to what are quickly becoming the norms of society in terms of the sexual revolution, the idolatry of self, and the general acceptance of immorality.  Over the last few months in 1 Timothy, we have seen…