| For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite. (Isaiah 57:15 ESV)
This Sunday I will be speaking on Isaiah 56 & 57, about “The Wheat & the Weeds”. Please read both chapters prayerfully in preparation for Sunday. You could also read the parable Jesus told about the wheat and the weeds in Matthew 13:24-30.
Thank you to everyone who helped make Easter Sunday a blessed time! I am extremely grateful for the prayers and participation of many in the FBC family. From the choir and worship team, to those who provided refreshments between services, to those in the sound/video booth, the ushers, the parking attendants, and anyone else I may be missing! Please pray for those who were guests (or infrequent attenders), that any seeds that were planted and/or watered would bear much fruit according to God’s grace and power. Pray for those who picked up the “Living in Christ” books as well!
4 Chair Discipling Seminar May 11, 9am–3pm @ FBC. “Jesus recognized that the people he encountered were at different stages of growth and development, and he worked to challenge each of them to the next level. In the 4 Chair Discipling Seminar, you’ll get a clear and simple picture of how to follow in Jesus’ footsteps and do the same thing.” I would love to see every one of you come and be EQUIPPED by this great training! You can register with the following link, or ask Erika to help you in the church office: DISCIPLING SEMINAR (Scholarships are available upon request.)
Some of you may know Joe and Marilyn Jenkins, long-time attenders of FBC. Joe’s health has prevented them from coming on Sundays for quite some time, as Marilyn has been staying with him to care for him. She asked me to pass along that Joe is turning 90! In honor of his birthday, they are having an open house for friends and family this Saturday, April 27, from 1pm to whenever everyone’s gone! She said Joe would be thrilled to see any of us from FBC there.
Love From Your Pastor,
Michael |