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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH J E F F E R S O N C I T Y, M O
The first few days of April will carry us through Maundy Thursday to Easter morning, through Jesus’ suffering in his final hours to his resurrection from the dead. The first few days of April, therefore, reflect the high’s and low’s of the last year. What does it mean to receive the beauty and glory of Easter morning even as we name the darkness and ugliness we’ve encountered? Christ invites us to tenderly embrace our pain and scars that we may be healed and restored by Easter’s Good News. To do this work, we need each other. Christ invites us into life-giving and authentic relationship with each other. Our upcoming sermon series Bloom: Cultivating Life-Giving
Relationships will explore how to build health and experience God in our relationships. Relationships are a big part of life. Some are by choice and others are not. Either way, God desires health and flourishing in your relationships. We’ll seek God’s presence and direction in our relationships, knowing what we plant now impacts what blooms tomorrow.
With Christ’s hope and love,
UPCOMING April 1 Maundy Thursday Service @ 7pm
April 4 Easter Sunday Services
April 11 Youth Sunday
April 18 Quarterly Business Meeting @ 12:00pm
FBC Pastors “Christ invites us to tenderly embrace our pain and scars that we may be healed and restored by Easter’s Good News.”