March 23rd, 2024

Greetings, Church Family and Friends! 
Thanks to all who came for work day this morning! We were comparatively few in number, but those who came were able to accomplish quite a bit. The youth room is now primed and ready for paint, a new handrail was installed in the stairway leading to the crow's nest, and the church property to the south of our building has been spruced up. We still have sheetrock to hang in the Old Sanctuary loft and aluminum siding to hang on the storage shed, so be thinking about participating in those projects next time!
Take a few moments to prepare your heart for the Lord's Day  as we gather as the people of God to magnify and exalt Him tomorrow morning.

THE LORD'S DAY (3/24)

• Bible Study for All Ages, 9:30 am. Nursery through Senior Adults, we have a group for you!
• Worship Together at 10:40 am in the Sanctuary.  We will be taking a three-week break from our study through the book of Acts in order to focus on Palm Sunday (3/24), Resurrection Sunday (3/31), and our observance of the Lord's Supper (4/7). This week we will consider Matthew 21:1-17, Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem with a sermon entitled "Blessed Is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord!"

• Scriptures for Sunday.  Here are the Scriptures we will be reading that will shape our corporate worship. Take a few moments to read and meditate on them as you prepare for worship tomorrow. Click anywhere on the link to see a printable version of these passages on biblegateway.com
• Call to Worship: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
• Scripture Reading: Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12
• Assurance of Pardon: Isaiah 53:4-5
• Sermon Text: Matthew 20:17-19; 21:1-17
• Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26

Baptist Catechism Questions #111-112 "On the Lord's Prayer"

• Question 111: What does the preface of the Lord’s Prayer teach us?
  Answer: The preface of the Lord’s Prayer, which is, "Our Father, who art in heaven," teaches us to draw near to God, with holy reverence and confidence, as children to a father, able and ready to help us, and that we should pray with and for others.
  Scripture: Matthew 6:9; Luke 11:13; Romans 8:15; Acts 12:5; 1 Timothy 2:1-3.
  
  Question 112: What do we pray for in the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer?
  Answer: In the first petition, which is "Hallowed be thy name," we pray that God would enable us and others to glorify him in all of life, and that he would dispose all things to his own glory.
  Scripture: Matthew 6:9; Psalm 67:1-3; Romans 11:36; Revelation 4:11; 1 Corinthians 10:31.

MONDAY (3/25) 

• Holy Week Services, 12:30 pm, Monday - Friday, March 25-29: Take a half-hour each weekday prior to Resurrection Sunday to focus on Jesus' journey to the cross during the week leading up to His passion. Join us in the sanctuary for a brief service of song, prayer, and devotion on each weekday before Easter, culminating in Good Friday and the account of Jesus' crucifixion. All are invited to attend these brief devotional services.

• MEN'S DISCIPLESHIP GROUP, 1 pm (all groups meet in the church library unless otherwise specified)  We are reading the Parables of Jesus from the Gospel of Matthew. No study guide is required for purchase, just bring your Bible! Choose a group that fits your schedule. Groups are generally based on a spring and fall semester with a break of several weeks in the summer. 

• Monday "Sunday School" online via ZOOM, 6:30 pm. See Pastor Kyle to join this virtual Bible study group.  To join Zoom Meeting, follow this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87573789453?pwd=Zjg5ZWZ2N1h5WklxOEFjM3IrVUt1QT09      Meeting ID: 875 7378 9453       Passcode: 478672    

TUESDAY (3/26)

• HOLY WEEK SERVICE, 12:30 pm in the Sanctuary

WEDNESDAY (3/27)

• Women's Wednesday morning ZOOM Bible Study.  Please see Jan McElwain for further details.  To join Zoom Meeting, use this link (different from the one above):  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3665081666?pwd=N21LSEJaYURhUzZVSmRLcFhPdW8zZz09 Meeting ID: 366 508 1666   Passcode: 844160

• HOLY WEEK SERVICE, 12:30 pm in the Sanctuary

• Kids' Club, 3:30 - 5:15 pm
• Easter Choir Rehearsal, 5:30 pm in the Sanctuary. All singers are welcome, see Pastor Kyle about singing with us.
• Egg Stuffing, 5:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. If you are not singing in the choir, come and help stuff candy into plastic eggs for Children's Egg Hunt. (Any candy donations need to have individually wrapped pieces which can fit in a standard plastic Easter egg; please bring candy to the church office prior to Wednesday, Mar. 27).

• Bible Study and Prayer, 6:30 pm in the Great Room, live and via ZOOM.  Join us for a time of prayer and time in God's Word walking through the book of Exodus.  To join Zoom Meeting, follow this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87573789453?pwd=Zjg5ZWZ2N1h5WklxOEFjM3IrVUt1QT09                Meeting ID: 875 7378 9453    Passcode: 478672 

• MEN'S DISCIPLESHIP GROUP, 7 pm 

• Youth Hangout and Bible Study, 6:30 pm in the youth room. All students, grades 7-12, are invited. 

THURSDAY (3/28)

• HOLY WEEK SERVICE, 12:30 pm in the Sanctuary

• MEN'S DISCIPLESHIP GROUP, 7 pm

FRIDAY (3/29)

• HOLY WEEK SERVICE, 12:30 pm in the Sanctuary

• Community Good Friday service, 7 pm, Hopewell Baptist Church

SATURDAY (3/30)

• CHILDREN'S EGG HUNT, 10:30 am for all children Pre-K through 6th grade. We will meet in the Fellowship Hall right after the Maysville City Egg Hunt. Gospel presentation will immediately precede the egg hunt. Bring your children, grandchildren, nephews & nieces, friends and neighbors! We need teens and adults to show up at 9 am to help "hide" the eggs.

SUNDAY (3/31)

• Easter Sunday Breakfast, 8:30 am: Come and join us for breakfast, and bring a friend with you! This is always a great time of fellowship and sharing in a meal on this very special day. Please see Russ Wright (816-724-0925) if you would like to help prepare, serve, or clean up after breakfast that day.
• Sunday School/Bible Study for All Ages will meet on a modified schedule around 9:45 to allow enough time for fellowship and cleanup after breakfast.
• Resurrection Sunday Worship Choir, meet in Great Room for brief rehearsal at 10:30 prior to worship. 

COMING UP: 

• RECLAIMING GLORY Conference, Friday April 12, 4:30 - 9 pm and Saturday April 13, 9 am - noon, at Frederick Boulevard Baptist Church. Mark Clifton and one of his associates will be leading this church revitalization conference for our St. Joseph Baptist Association. If you haven't heard Mark speak, you are missing out. He is very engaging and down-to-earth, as well as experienced in this field. This FREE conference is for all church leaders, but the association needs to know by April 1 if you plan to attend.    Please let me know this week if you are interested and able to attend.

• CHIZ RYDER, Gospel trumpeter, will be with us for morning worship on Sunday, April 21. Chiz has been with us before, and will be playing a couple of tunes that morning. He will already be in the area doing a full concert at another venue that evening, and we get to enjoy his ministry as well. Chiz is a skilled and exciting player. You will not want to miss him!

SAVE THE DATE:

• St. Joseph Baptist Association Semi-Annual Meeting, Sunday, April 28, 4-6:30 pm at FBC, Weston. All members are welcome to attend; messengers from the church are strongly urged to attend and represent our church family.
• Martha Spiers 100th Birthday Celebration, Saturday, May 4, 1 - 4 pm, in the Fellowship Hall. All are invited to help our oldest living member celebrate this milestone afforded to few.
• SJBA Youth Camp at Grand Oaks: June 10 - 14, for students who have completed grades 7 - 12. 
• Intro to Camp at Grand Oaks: June 21-22, for children who have completed grades 1-3.
• SJBA Children's Camp at Grand Oaks: July 15 - 19, for students who have completed grades 4 - 6.

ICYMI: Last Sunday's sermon audio for Sunday, March 17, Stephen Preaches the Bible, Part One, Acts 7:1-8

Other previous messages are archived here .   Please visit our YouTube Channel to see the edited service video. 


FIGHTER VERSE: Our Fighter Verse this week is Ephesians 2:1-3
"And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—  among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind."
 
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE The Five-Day Bible Reading Plan for 2024 is attached to this e-mail for your convenience. Plan to make this year a year centered on God's Word. One way to do that is by having a definite plan to read Scripture this year. You may want to access additional resources to support your reading available at this website. If you would like to see other Bible reading plans, visit ligonier.org/posts/bible-reading-plans  .



See you in church! 

Grace & Peace,