Holy Week

Greetings, everyone! Thanks to all who came out in support of our weekday Holy Week services each noon hour this week. We had a tremendous time fellowshiping around God's word and pondering the events of the last week of Jesus' ministry prior to His crucifixion. Today, we considered John 18-19, and taught on the subject of "Jesus, Our Great High Priest." We have a big weekend coming up:



TODAY (FRIDAY)

• Virtual Community Good Friday Service, 7 pm, access from our church website (Our choir providing special music; Judy McElwain, piano music; Paul Cockram, First Christian Church, preaching).

TOMORROW (SATURDAY)

• Family Easter Good News Drive Through, Saturday, April 3, following city Easter Egg Hunt (about 10 am). The story of Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection will be told visually at ten stations on our church property as folks drive through and listen to a pre-recorded message broadcast from our FM transmitter to their car radios. For those who complete the drive and the worksheet to go with the stations, candy for the kids will be provided. The drive-through experience will take approximately 10 minutes for each care to go through.

***NOTE***Help is needed setting up for the GOOD NEWS DRIVE THROUGH beginning at 7 am Saturday morning. If you can help out it will be much appreciated!



THE LORD’S DAY

• Easter Morning Breakfast, April 4, 8:30 am in the Fellowship Hall. Our Baptist Men will be cooking and serving breakfast for the whole church that day. Come out and bring a friend. If you would like to help, please contact Russ Wright at 816-724-0925 (call or text).
• Bible Study for All Ages begins after the breakfast. Our regular time is 9:30, but we usually allow about 15 extra minutes for breakfast on Easter morning.
• Resurrection Sunday Worship! Join us for this great service of worship at 10:40 as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead. Every Lord's Day is about the resurrection of Jesus, but we give special emphasis to that on Easter with the hymns, Scriptures, prayers, and sermon. An added bonus is the Choir will be back after a long absence to encourage us in worship. Scriptures that will frame our time of worship are:
  • Fighter Verses: James 1:2-3
  • Call to Worship: Psalm 18:1-2, 14-24
  • Old Testament: Isaiah 53:3-6
  • New Testament: Matthew 28:1-9
  • Assurance of Pardon: 1 Peter 2:24
  • Sermon Text: John 20:1-18
  • Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26

Take a few moments to read and meditate on these Scriptures in preparation for the Lord's Day worship service.


MONDAY

• ZOOM "Sunday School" at 7 pm. Current study: James

WEDNESDAY

• Midweek Service, in person and via ZOOM at 6:30 pm. Current study: Francis Schaeffers' Basic Bible Studies (This week we will look at Jesus Christ the Mediator: His Office of Prophet)

SATURDAY (4/10)

• Deacon Meeting, 8 am
• Funeral Meal for the Family of Ileen Maynes in the Fellowship Hall, 11 am (services at Turner Funeral Home, visitation at 1 pm, funeral at 2 pm).
• MACH 4 Men's Ministry, 6 pm at Hopewell Baptist Church

SUNDAY (4/11)

• Church Council, 5 pm; Monthly Member Meeting, 6 pm

COMING UP

• Missouri River Quilt Auction, Craft, and Bike Show, Saturday, April 17. Save the date for this benefit event for the Missouri Baptist Children's Home. Held at the Platte County Fairgrounds and sponsored jointly by First Baptist Weston and MBCH, a quilt auction from 10 am to noon is the main focus of the day. Doors open at 8:30 am. Food vendors, craft vendors, Christian music show, bike show, devotional moments will all be a part of this event. Volunteers are needed! Contact Steve Noyes at [email protected] or call/text at 816-271-3891. (We have forms for vendors and for quilt auction donation as well).

• Sunday, April 18: St. Joseph Baptist Association Semi-Annual Meeting, 4 -6 pm at Whitesville First Baptist Church. This is a time of music, preaching, and hearing about what God is doing through our sister churches. Everyone is invited to attend. Please let me know if you need transportation.
• Tuesday, April 20: SJBA Vacation Bible School Clinic, 6:30 pm at FBC St. Joseph. All those planning to serve in VBS leadership are requested to attend.

SAVE THE DATE: Vacation Bible School will be the week of July 12-16. If you are interested in serving, please contact Dava Hackett.
ICYMI Last Sunday’s Message "A Time to Remember Christ" Matthew 26; John 13
To view last week's service, and previous services, in their totality, visit our YouTube Channel.


READ THROUGH THE BIBLE
Week 14 of the 5 Day Bible Reading Program.
Read through the entire Bible following this plan, or read only the New Testament (in italics).
Day One: Joshua 14-17; Luke 17
Day Two: Josh. 18-21; Psalm 15; Luke 18
Day Three: Josh. 22-24; Psalm 116; Luke 19
Day Four: Judges 1-3; Psalm 16; Luke 20
Day Five: Judges 4-6; Luke 21


Christian Sympathy is extended to Audrey Ousley, Irene Sifers, Nancy Jo Stahl, and Keith Estes on the death of their brother, Marvin Estes this week. Services are scheduled for Saturday, April 10, 1pm Visitation, 2 pm Funeral, at Poland-Thompson Funeral Home in Cameron.


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See you in Church!


Grace and Peace,


Pastor Greg