Fee Fee Baptist Church

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  • Prime Time – Vol. 62, No. 7

    Easter is right around the corner. When is the last time you dyed Easter eggs? Well, do I have an opportunity for you! On Tuesday, April 12, we will have lunch and then dye eggs and make 20 Easter Baskets for the children at Loaves and Fishes. We need your help to not only put them together but also to provide items to put in them. Easter candy, stuffed animals, small toys like Matchbox cars, Lego people, dolls, bubbles, small story books about Jesus or a small Bible – well, you get the idea!  Let’s bless some kids who are in a place in life where they might feel a little hopeless. Let’s share the hope with them!

    On Tuesday, April 26 we will go to Oakland House in Afton for a house tour and luncheon. The cost is $22. I do not have a departure time yet but will let you know. We must secure our reservations first. We also must pay at the time of making reservations. If you sign up, you will be paid for, but you must bring cash or a check to Fee Fee with you that day. In other words, if you sign up and have not cancelled by 4/15, you must pay whether you go or not, because the church will have already paid for you.

    I hope you are preparing your heart for Easter. Invite your family and neighbors if they do not have a church that they attend. Pastor Zach will have a clear Gospel message and maybe, just maybe, God is counting on you to bring that person to church that day to hear the very good news!

  • A Word From Pastor Zach – Vol. 62, No. 7

    Church Family,

    You might have noticed a theme through my last few articles that is now about to reach its crescendo: Easter is coming! It is now April, and we have the incredible opportunity to get people connected with our church during our Easter services on April 17.

    As I shared earlier, we are going with the theme of “Hope.” I can’t wait to preach about the Living Hope we have since our Savior conquered the grave! Also, we are bringing back our hot Easter breakfast in the gym (which will be between our two services during the Bible Study hour). Please don’t come alone on Easter Sunday. Invite family, friends, neighbors, or co-workers to come with you!

    Also, we want to be really strategic about encouraging any guests we have on Easter to come back again. With that in mind, I wanted to share with you the exciting news of our “Family Connection Sunday” on April 24, the week after Easter. We have found that many people, saved or lost, are concerned about being better parents and grandparents and making sure they are making a difference in the lives of their children and grandchildren. The whole purpose of this special Sunday the week after Easter is to equip families to reconnect with each other and form deeper relationships.

    We are bringing in a guest speaker, Dr. Richard Ross, from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, to come and lead this special Sunday. Dr. Ross has decades of experience in connecting and ministering to families. He will be preaching a message entitled “The Hearts of Parents and the Future of Their Children,” from Psalm 110:12-4 in both of our services.

    In addition, he will do a special training session for parents and grandparents during the Bible Study hour, entitled “How to Make a Spiritual Impact on Your Children or Grandchildren.” Finally, we are going to have a luncheon for parents and their kids in 5th-12th grade. After a quick meal, Dr. Ross will lead a 50-minute session called “Restoring Heart Connections between Parents and Teenagers.” He puts parents and their kids knee-to-knee and he guides them through what to say to each other. It is powerful. Tears are common. Dr. Ross has shared with me that parents talk about this session for years!

    So many people want to be equipped to be a better parent and grandparent. It is our prayer that Dr. Ross and our Family Connection Sunday will be a great encouragement to our members and will also be a way to get our guests on Easter to want to show up the following Sunday. Will you join me in praying that God will move and work in a fresh way in our church and community through our Easter and Family Connection Sunday services?

    In Him,

    Pastor Zach Crook

  • A Word From Pastor Zach – Vol. 62, No. 6

    Church Family,

    There are three big things that I want to bring to your attention in this edition of the Forerunner: Easter, Prayer, and our Associate Pastor, Andrew Yakel.

    First, did you know that the APM research lab found that in 2022, 84% of Americans said they are either extremely (55%) or very worried (29%)? Additionally, 26% of all Americans report that absolutely nothing makes them hopeful.

    Those statistics are alarming! That is why the theme of our Easter services this year is simply “Hope.” I want to encourage you to invite your friends, neighbors, co-workers, and relatives to celebrate Resurrection Sunday with us here at Fee Fee on April 17. We are going to focus on the hope that is found in Jesus. I promise you that I will clearly present the Gospel and share about the hope that we have because of the resurrection.

    Additionally, we will be bringing back our Easter breakfast! In lieu of our normal Sunday morning Bible Study, we will be having a hot breakfast in our gym. Please join us for a fellowship meal together as we celebrate our risen Savior!

    Second, we want to refocus on our Prayer Warriors Ministry. We know that prayer moves the heart of God. If we want to see God move in our church and in our city, we need to get on our knees! If you are interested at all in being a part of this ministry, I want to invite you to an informational meeting Sunday, April 3, at 4:00 p.m. in the Dining Room. We are challenging people to agree to pray for our services during a particular month. In addition, we will be having a united prayer time of that month’s volunteers on the first Sunday of the month at 8:00 a.m. in the Media Center. Come join us as we discuss this vitally important ministry and talk about ways to seek God’s face together as a congregation.

    Finally, I want to take a moment to recognize our departing Associate Pastor, Andrew Yakel. The Bible says that we are to give honor where honor is due. Andrew has faithfully served Fee Fee for over a decade! He has poured his life into this church, and I am so thankful for the way he has served God so well here at FFBC. Further, I know that God is going to use him in a big way in his new role at the St. Louis Area Food Bank. We are going to miss him, but we know that God’s Kingdom is bigger than just our church.

    We want to make sure that we honor and encourage Andrew, Teresa, and the girls as they step into this new venture. Please bring cards and show your support to the Yakels on their last Sunday with us, March 27. Also, we will be having a special time to fellowship with them between our two services that Sunday. So, before you go to Bible Study, or after Bible Study and before the 11:00 a.m. service, make sure you stop by the café for some refreshments and let Andrew and the Yakels know how much they mean to us.

    Please join me in praying for Easter, our Prayer Warriors Ministry, and the Yakel family.

    In Him,

    Pastor Zach Crook

  • Easter Celebrations

    Easter Celebrations

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    Come celebrate Jesus’ resurrection and the hope that Easter provides with us this Easter! On April 17, we’ll have a traditional service at 8:30 am. Then we’ll have a FREE, hot breakfast for everyone at 9:45 am in our Family Life Center – sign up at the Connection Center at church or by contacting the church office. At 11 am we’ll have our contemporary service. Hope that you and your family can join us for this great day to celebrate the risen Savior!  Also, invite your friends and family to celebrate Easter by worshipping with us.

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  • A Word From Pastor Zach – Vol. 61, No. 6

    In life, there are different kinds of milestones that we encounter. Some, we simply want to acknowledge. Others, we need to pause and celebrate. For example, this month we hit the milestone of one year of life being drastically altered because of COVID-19. While that is not a milestone that any of us want to celebrate, it is definitely something worth acknowledging. I am thankful that, in the midst of this past year of difficulty, our God is still faithful and in control.

    One major reason that we know that God is still faithful and in control is because of another milestone that we get to celebrate next month. Can you believe that Easter is just a couple weeks away?! This is a milestone that is well worth celebrating. In fact, it is the most important date on the Christian calendar! If Christ didn’t rise from the grave, our faith would be in vain. Let’s make sure that we do our best to really celebrate Christ’s resurrection this year!

    I wanted to share with you a few things that we are doing as a church as we celebrate Easter together. First, we are going to have a special online-only Good Friday Service. At 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 2, we will be premiering a video on our website, Facebook, and YouTube pages that will be centered on Good Friday. We will sing songs, hear a short message, and worship by taking communion together.

    While Resurrection Sunday is a joyous occasion, Good Friday is a time for us to reflect on why Christ had to go to the cross in the first place. It is a time of repentance where we acknowledge our sin and our need for the atonement. I want to encourage you to set aside time on Good Friday to participate in the service and remember Christ’s sacrifice. We would love for you to share the video online and worship with us as we prepare our hearts for Resurrection Sunday.

    Then, on Easter Sunday, we will be having a service celebrating the resurrection. I will be clearly sharing the Gospel and we want to encourage you to invite friends, family members, neighbors, and co-workers to join us in worship, either in person or online. It is going to be a great Sunday as we celebrate the fact that Jesus is the Answer!

    We know that not everyone is comfortable worshipping in person yet, so we are going to do a “social media blitz” with our Easter services that Sunday. We want everyone, whether you are worshipping with us in person or online, to take a moment and share the service online. The more people that share the service, the more lost ears have the opportunity to hear the truth of the Gospel. Would you be willing to participate in this social media initiative with us?

    Studies show that people are more apt to attend church on Easter than almost any other time of the year. My prayer is that we will invite people to join us this Easter at Fee Fee, in person or online. Finally, please join me in praying that God moves in a big way this Easter! We know this world needs hope. And we know that Jesus is the answer the world is looking for!

    In Him,

    Pastor Zach

  • Community Connection – Vol. 61, No. 6

    Week of Prayer for North American Mission, March 29-April 4

    I hope you will pray with us March 29 – April 4 during our Week of Prayer for North American Missions. You can download the prayer guide on the Downloads section of our website. Also, be praying about what you would be willing to give to support those missionaries. On Sunday, April 4 we will take a special offering for the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. Our goal this year is $13,000. All the money given goes towards North American Missionaries spreading the Gospel all over our continent.

    Easter is Coming!

    I hope that you will worship our risen Savior with us either in person or online on Sunday, April 4! My question for you is who are you going to invite to come and worship with you? The Gospel message will be declared. Who do you know that needs to hear that message? If you are coming in person, invite them to join you. If you’re watching online, invite them to watch online. Either way, there are people in your life, and mine, that need to hear the Gospel message.  Who will you invite?

  • Community Connection – Vol. 60, No. 07

    Easter is coming!

    Easter is coming next week, April 12!  While you may not be able to invite people to join you for worship in person, we still want you to invite people to church online! There are a few ways you could do this:

    If you are not on Facebook, ask your friends and family to watch the service live on the church website (www.feefeebc.org) along with you. Then afterwards, call them or text them and have a conversation. Ask questions like: Did you enjoy the service? Which point of Pastor Zach’s stood out the most to you? Which song was your favorite and why?

    If you are watching on Facebook and want to invite specific friends or family members, you can host a watch party. While you are watching the video, hit “Share” and at the bottom of that list is “Start a Watch Party.” Then you can have a private conversation just with your friends and family members that join you to watch.

    If you don’t want to host a watch party, you can also hit “Share” and at the top of that list select “Share Now (Public).” Then any of your friends who watch can join the conversation with everyone else on Facebook that is watching.

    However you do it, invite people to join you for worship this Easter. Even though you can’t meet in person, the Gospel message can still be shared! Most importantly, be praying for the lost this Easter season. As this virus causes more fear in our world, people desperately need the hope that comes through salvation through faith in Jesus.

  • Family Front – Vol. 60, No. 07

    So how is everyone out there in quarantine land?  I miss getting together with the kids and seeing families at church!  Blackaby’s “Experiencing God Day by Day” devotional spoke to me today: “God’s purpose in creating a nation for Himself was to demonstrate His wisdom to the world through the obedience of His people…God gives you the same opportunity to base your life on His wisdom…You as a Christian have access to God’s wisdom…God’s Holy Spirit is within you to guide you…and will open your eyes to the truth of scripture…As you allow God to direct your life, those around you will see true wisdom…your family will be blessed because you make wise decisions.” Isn’t it great to be called His child and know that we can rely on His truths to guide us to live for Him? Lead your family today to do just that by spending time with Him.

    Free Family Resources

    If you need additional resources, you can find many of them through Right Now Media. Just give us permission to put your email into our account and you can access Right Now Media for FREE! It is a great resource for kids’ videos and Bible Studies covering all topics and ages. I especially enjoy “What’s in the Bible” series by Phil Vischer.  What an opportunity you have right now to lead your kids to know Jesus better!

    Another wonderful resource is through Lifeway. It’s free and all you have to do is sign up! Simply go to lifeway.com/coronavirus, and follow the instructions on their site. This includes a free digital pass to Lifeway Kids at Home. They also offer a 7-Day Coronavirus Prayer Guide.

    Daily Prayer

    We invite you to involve your kids during our Daily Prayer on Facebook Live every weekday at 7:00 p.m., by having them share prayer requests. What a precious time this will be!

    Easter

    I have sent families a 10-day 10-minute Easter devotional which you can use to lead your family as you prepare for Easter. Enjoy them as you worship together. If others would like those just let me know.

    Summer Fun Week…

    is coming and will be here before we know it! Vacation Bible School and Sports Crusaders Basketball Camp will be June 22-26. “Wilderness Escape” is our theme for VBS this year, and will be from 9:00 a.m. to noon; Basketball Camp will be from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. If you would like to serve, now is the time to sign up!  Contact Kathy Scott about how you can get connected, kathy@feefeebc.org.