Church Family,
One major component of our mission statement here at Fee Fee is to “pursue the good of our community.” This idea comes from Jeremiah 29:7, which says, “Purse the well-being of the city I have deported you to. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for when it thrives, you will thrive.”
God is giving us a command of how to live in a culture and society that doesn’t have the same worldview that we do as Christians. He is challenging us to do our part to make the city we live in a better, safer, community. The idea of pursuing the well-being of St. Louis, in general, and Bridgeton, specifically, is something we must continue with persistence.
In Matthew 5, Jesus talks about how we, as the church, should be salt and light in the world. Verse 16 says, “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.”
It is remarkable that the good deeds that we do will actually lead to the world giving glory to God! As we selflessly serve our community, people are going to take notice. For example, I was just asked by our Mayor, Terry Briggs, to serve on our city’s Police Commission. He mentioned that he knew our church wanted to be involved in the community. It is great that our city’s leaders are noticing how our church wants to serve in our community!
Why am I sharing all of this about pursuing the good of our community? Well, we have our third annual Impact Week coming up right around the corner. September 12-18, we are going to do our best to give hundreds of volunteer hours to our community. We have a lot of great projects lined up for our church to participate in: Loaves and Fishes, Room at the Inn, Mobile Market, Meals on Wheels, St. Louis County Food Bank, and many others. We are committed to making a major impact on our community.
I want to encourage you to sign up for one of these projects. Also, don’t just sign up by yourself. Sign up with your Bible Study class and/or your family. It is so much more fun when we get to serve alongside our fellow members. Also, for everyone who signs up to serve, we are going to provide a Fee Fee Baptist t-shirt. We want to make a statement while we are out in the community that we are committed to building our lives on Jesus and pursuing the good of our community.
These last 18 months and counting have been hard on everybody. That is why it is so important for us to go out and be the hands and feet of Jesus in our community. Please join me in praying for our community. But let’s not only pray. Let’s also pursue the good of our community. When it prospers, we are going to prosper!
In Him,
Pastor Zach