No Other Gods

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We’re excited to invite you to a special event that combines creativity, fun, and fellowship! Join us for a **Candle Making Party** as we celebrate the beginning of a new Bible study series, “No Other Gods.”
**Event Details:**
📅 September 18, 2024
🕒 6:00 p.m.
📍 Foundations Room
Together, we’ll craft beautiful candles while enjoying light refreshments and meaningful conversation. It’s the perfect way to connect with other ladies and introduce our upcoming Bible study series!
 **Why You Should Join:**
– Learn a fun, creative skill
– Meet new friends and reconnect with familiar faces
– Engage in uplifting discussions about faith
Bring a friend and let’s ignite our spirits as we kick off this journey of spiritual growth together.
Please RSVP to cindy@fbcjennings.com by Thursday, September 12, to help us prepare all the materials. 
  
We can’t wait to see you there!

Often, idols are obvious—money, power, fame. But subtler idols can sometimes take the form of sweet loved ones, Instagramable interiors, and busy seasons of ministry.

But if your heart is prioritizing any of those pursuits before God, they are taking up space meant for Him alone.

In this 8-session study, learn to identify the functional gods you are serving daily and the lies they tell. Only when you learn to dethrone modern-day idols can you pursue a deeper, more meaningful relationship with Jesus.

Pumpkin Patch

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Pumpkin Season is Almost Here!

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 26, 2024. 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.

The Gospel of John Bible Study

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Ladies, join us for this 7 session Bible Study! It will begin on Tuesday, August 27th in the Foundations Room, at 9am.

Life. It seems to move at a break-neck pace. Days are filled with noise, screens, and appointments. Sometimes worry and fear are constant companions. The chaos can leave you looking for a place to be still, but that resting spot always seems to be an elusive destination. Jesus offers a different kind of life. He offers peace. He is peace.

In this 7-session study on the Gospel of John, Melissa Spoelstra will encourage you to slow down and linger with the living Word. You’ll appreciate the pace of the Savior who never hurried but completed all that the Father called Him to accomplish. As you turn the pages of John’s Gospel, you’ll be challenged to take on the posture of a learner—understanding that the peace Jesus offers is not an ease of circumstances, but a stillness of the soul. As a result, you’ll grow in intimacy with Him and learn to live, serve, and rest in His peace.

First Place | New Session

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Orientation for the next First Place session will be held May 13th at 6pm.  Come and be introduced to the Christ-centered weight loss and healthy living program!
The cost for new members is $90 which pays for the member’s kit and Bible study.  This session’s Bible study will be ‘A Better Way’.  Our world is full of contradictions.  We have amazing technology that can make our lives easier, yet we are more stressed and busier than previous generations.  We live in a country with great wealth and resources, yet poverty and homelessness are constant.  Outer beauty is valued more than inner beauty.  And even though we know more about healthy living and have more resources to make healthy choices than ever before, overweight and obesity rates continue to rise.  There is A BETTER WAY and that way is JESUS.

Returning members’ cost is $20.

Call the church office at 337-824-3271 for more information.

Egg My House

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Egg My House

Get ready to be “egged” in the most egg-citing way! R.E.A.C.T of First Baptist Church in Jennings is spreading Easter joy by decorating yards on Easter’s Eve.

Picture this: Resurrection morning dawns, and your family’s yard is transformed into a colorful wonderland, covered with plastic eggs filled with all sorts of candies!

How to place an order:

→ Fill out the Egg My House Form

→Enclose your payment (Cash or Check) along with the form in an envelope, and either mail it or drop it off at the church office.

→Place your Order by: 03/28/24

Prices:

$25 = 40 Eggs

$35 = 60 Eggs

$45 = 80 Eggs

$55 = 100 Eggs

(all proceeds go to REACT mission trips and projects)

Questions? Contact Ethan at ethanfont1283@outlook.com

VBS 2024

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Every day is an adventure at Breaker Rock Beach, from the morning waves crashing against the shore to evenings filled with bonfires and s’mores! Race along the sand with your brightly colored kite, join friends to make the most amazing sandcastle, or gaze in wonder at the mysteries found in a glimmering tide pool. As the crowds come and go and the tides ebb and flow, Breaker Rock rises majestically as a symbol of strength, standing firm against the force of wind and waves.

At Breaker Rock Beach, kids will learn to recognize the difference between what the world says is true and what God says is true. They’ll encounter five everyday sayings that sound right, but dangerously miss the truth found in God’s Word. Each day kids will be challenged to know that God’s truth never changes—even when it’s radically different from what some people say. They’ll discover that God does not want them to be conformed to this age, but to be transformed by the renewing of their minds so that they can discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God (Romans 12:2).

PreK 4 - Kindergarten (Just Completed)  8:30am - 11:30am 

** PreK 4 kids must be 4 years old by June 24, 2024

1st - 6th Grade (Just Completed)  8:30am - 2pm 

VBS is free of charge! All kids will receive a snack; lunch provided for 1st - 6th graders.  Please inform us of any allergies or safety restrictions at registration.

Please note the dismissal time for PreK and Kindergarten will be at 11:30AM. 1st - 6th grade will dismiss at 2PM.

Arrival/Check-In will be at the Family Life Center. Please follow signage; there will be lines according to last name.

Dismissal will be at the horseshoe driveway on Curtis St. Please stay in your vehicle and follow the line.

Family Night will be Friday, June 28th at 6pm, in the sanctuary. Refreshments will follow in the gym.

VBS Scripture: Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2

Motto: God's Truth Never Changes!