March 30th, 2024

Greetings, Church Family and Friends! 
"Christ is risen!"
"He is risen indeed!"
"Hallelujah!"
So goes the traditional greeting of Christians for hundreds of years who meet with one another on the Feast of the Resurrection. We will keep that tradition as we meet this Lord's Day morning as we celebrate the empty tomb, the Risen Savior, and the new life we have in Him!

TODAY (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. A brief 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.

THE LORD'S DAY (3/31)

• RESURRECTION MORNING BREAKFAST, 8:30 am. Everyone is invited to share in breakfast as we begin our celebration of Jesus' resurrection. The men are preparing the meal that morning, and I'm sure it will be delicious! If you would like to contribute in some way, please contact Russ Wright at 816-724-0925.
• Bible Study for All Ages, 9:45 am. Because of breakfast, our Sunday Morning Bible Study groups and Sunday School will be on a slightly modified schedule. Come on out and join with us as we explore God's Word together. Nursery through Senior Adults, we have a group for you! 
• Resurrection Sunday Worship Choir, meet in Great Room for brief rehearsal at 10:30 prior to worship  
• Worship Together at 10:40 am in the Sanctuary.  We are 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 be looking at the resurrection of Jesus in John 20:1-18 under the title "I Have Seen 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: Isaiah 25:6-9
• Scripture Reading: Mark 16:1-8 
• Assurance of Pardon: Romans 8:1-2
• Sermon Text: John 20:1-18
• Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26

• Baptist Catechism Questions #113-114 "On the Lord's Prayer"

• Question 113: What do we pray for in the second petition of the Lord’s Prayer?
• Answer: In the second petition, which is, "Thy kingdom come," we pray that Satan’s kingdom may be destroyed, and that the kingdom of grace may be advanced; that ourselves and others be brought into it, and kept in it; and that the kingdom of glory may be hastened.
  Scripture: Matthew 6:10; 9:37,38; Psalm 68:1-18; Romans 10:1; 2 Thessalonians 3:1; Revelation 22:20.
  
  Question 114: What do we pray for in the third petition of the Lord’s Prayer?
  Answer: In the third petition, which is, "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven," we pray that God, by his grace, would make us able and willing to know, obey, and submit to his will in all things, as the angels do in heaven.
  Scripture: Matthew 6:10; Psalm 103:20, 21; 25:4, 5; 119:26.

MONDAY (4/1) 

• 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    

WEDNESDAY (4/3)

• 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

• Kids' Club, 3:30 - 5:15 pm

• 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 

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

THURSDAY (4/4)

• MEN'S DISCIPLESHIP GROUP, 7 pm

SUNDAY (4/7)

• LORD'S SUPPER OBSERVANCE will be during morning worship. Please take some time this week to engage in self-examination, to seek to mend broken relationships with fellow Christians, and to contemplate Christ's atoning sacrifice on the cross for our sins. 

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 on Sunday if you are interested and able to attend.
• CARRY-IN DINNER/BI-MONTHLY MEMBER MEETING, Sunday, April 14, immediately following morning worship.

• CHIZ RIDER, 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.
• National Day of Prayer, Thursday, May 2, noon public prayer for our nation, state, county, city, and our leaders.
• 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 24, Matthew 20:17-19 "Blessed Is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord!"

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 2:4-5
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ -- by grace you have been saved.
 
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,

Pastor Greg