Elijah

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Ladies, join Linda as she will lead this Bible lesson in the FLC on Tuesday mornings at 9:00 AM. Please call the church office if you would like to attend.

Old Testament heroes are best known for their most celebrated moments: Moses dividing the Red Sea; David slaying Goliath; Gideon routing an insurmountable army; Joshua marching around the defiant walls of Jericho.

And Elijah—calling down fire on Mount Carmel.

Blinded by the remarkable narratives of our biblical heroes, we can forget they each had a backstory—months and years of development, even difficulty, which fortified their spiritual muscle and prepared them for the tasks that made their lives unforgettable.

Every serious believer longs to summon up the kind of boldness and faith that can stand firm on Mount Carmel and pray down heaven into impossible situations. Yet few are willing to go through the process required to get them there. Strength of faith, character, and boldness can only be shaped in the hidden fires of silence, sameness, solitude, and adversity. Those who patiently wait on God in the darkness emerge with their holy loyalty cemented, their courage emblazoned, and their confident belief in Him set afire.

Join Priscilla Shirer on this 7-session journey through the life and times of the prophet Elijah to discover how the fire on Mount Carmel was forged in the valley of famine. And how the emboldened, fiery faith you desire is being fashioned by God in your life right now.

The Gospel of John

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Join us beginning January 18th at 5 PM in the Sanctuary as Ray Wells leads us in this Bible Study!

Throughout John’s Gospel, Jesus makes seven “I am” statements that provide insight into who He is and what He came to do.

In each of them, He makes an implicit claim to be one in essence with the God of Israel. He shows us His character and teaches us something about His nature. He asks us to believe in Him and trust that He is who He said He is.

He is one with God the Father, a shepherd who will lead us and protect us, truth we can trust above all else, light from heaven, bread of life, a vine we can grow with, and water to satisfy our thirsty souls.

Session Topics:
1. Bread of Life
2. Light of the World
3. Gate of the Sheep and Good Shepherd
4. Resurrection and the Life
5. The Way, the Truth, and the Life
6. The True Vine

Women’s Winter Wonderland

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A new Christmas Experience for ladies of ALL ages:
FBCJ Women’s Winter Wonderland!

Join FBCJ Women for a night filled with Christmas cheer and cherishing God's sacred moments! We will have gumbo, holiday tunes, an ornament exchange, and so much more! Special guest speaker Kathy Nelson will share a message on “Making the Most of the Christmas Season, and Remembering the Reason for the Season.” Bring your friends, daughters, and an ornament!

Ladies of all ages welcome - both young and old!
🎟️ $5 per person
📅 Friday, December 5, 2025
⏰ 6:00pm
📍 FBCJ Family Life Center (1001 Cary Ave. Jennings, LA)

Pumpkin Run

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First Baptist Church Jennings is excited to announce our first annual Pumpkin Fun Run! Everyone is invited to walk, run, or roll through our 5k. All PREREGISTERED runners will receive a T-shirt with their registration. The cost to register is $25. Snacks and water will be provided. Winners in the men’s, women’s and children’s categories will receive a medal and a pumpkin of their choosing. We look forward to seeing everyone this year! 

*Must register by October 31st to receive a t-shirt!

The race will start tomorrow morning, Nov. 8, at 8am. Packet pick up will be from 7:30am-7:50am at FBCJ (1001 Cary Ave. Jennings, LA). Registration tables will be set up in the horseshoe driveway on the side of the church building on Curtis St. We can’t wait to see you!

Pumpkin Patch

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Join us this fall for the Annual Pumpkin Patch! We are beyond excited to bring the Patch to Jennings again and we are looking forward to spending the day with you!

Bring the entire family for Family Day on Saturday, October 25, 2025. The gates will open at 10am and close at 6pm. Along with the pumpkins, there will be food, games, face painting, petting zoo, story telling, train rides, fun jumps and more!

Our pumpkins range in price from just under $1 to around $55 for the largest you will see in the patch. Our patch team will be happy to help you find the pumpkin or pumpkins that will be just right for you and your family. For your convenience, we accept cash, check and credit card. Donations will also be accepted.

Sermon On The Mount – Jen Wilkin

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In His sweeping depiction of kingdom citizenship, Jesus utters some of the most familiar passages in all of Scripture. Most of us have only encountered the Sermon on the Mount in fragments, considering its subdivisions as complete teachings in their own right—a study on blessedness; a reflection on the Lord’s Prayer; a discussion of religious devotion, money, ambition, and relationships.

What if we navigated these three chapters in Matthew as they were originally heard? What if we read them as one cohesive, well-ordered message, intended to challenge us to think differently about what it means to be a follower of Jesus?

This 9-session Bible study will give you the opportunity to do just that. Come and learn from Jesus, just as His disciples did. First released in 2014, this study is now updated with new teaching videos from Jen Wilkin.

Studies in Galatians

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Join us on Sunday evenings!

Many in today’s world misunderstand the nature of the gospel. Even people who attend church often view salvation simply as adherence to the Ten Commandments. In his book The Shape of Faith to Come, Brad Waggoner reported that of those surveyed, 66 percent believed that a person had to continually work toward salvation or risk losing it. At the same time, church attenders appear to be selective when it comes to which Commandments they follow. Their righteousness is relative — many believe that any sin that doesn’t appear to impact others or is permissible in a court of law can be overlooked. Paul covered these topics in his letter to the Galatians. Their church was beginning to accept a false gospel, on that included adherence to the Mosaic law. Paul addressed the issue, defining salvation as God’s grace realized through faith. But he also balanced his presentation of salvation by grace with a reminder that liberty doesn’t give license.

Better – A Study of Hebrews

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In this verse-by-verse study of the Book of Hebrews, Jen Wilkin explores how God “provided something better for us” in the person of Jesus Christ (Heb. 11:40). Through stories of Old Testament heroes and practices, the author of Hebrews demonstrates how the new covenant is superior to the old and how Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of every promise. Explore familiar verses in context of the entire Bible, learning how to place your hope and faith in Christ alone.

Join us on Tuesdays, from 9-11AM in the Family Life Center. Linda F. will lead this 20-week Bible study!

Movie Night

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Isaiah Wright has some growing up to do. A year out of high school with no plans for his future, Isaiah is challenged by his single mom and a successful businessman to start charting a better course for his life. Through the biblical discipleship from his new mentor, prayers of his mother and a prayer warrior named Miss Clara, Isaiah begins to discover God’s purpose for his life is so much more than he could hope for or imagine. From the Kendrick Brothers, the creators of the No. 1 hit WAR ROOM, comes THE FORGE, a faith-filled new movie with familiar friends and inspiring new twists.