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Antioch Baptist Church
3501 Hwy 828, Farmerville
318-368-3591
Early Worship – 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.
Bethel Temple Pentecostal Church
2144 Hwy 33 N., Marion
Sunday School -11 a.m.
Sunday Worship -12 p.m.
318-608-6766
Canaan Baptist Church
502 Canaan Church Rd., Spearsville
Sunday School -10am
Sunday Worship -11am
870-312-3440
Bro. Brian Williams
Conway Baptist
Church Homecoming
4323 HWY 549
North of Farmerville
Dean Baptist Church
2309 Hwy 827, Marion
Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship – 11 a.m.
Wed. 6:30pm
318-292-4463
Sunrise Service was held outside facing
east towards the rising sun! We had a
great attendance then breakfast fellowship.
The choir presented the Easter Canata
to a full house. It is such a blessing
to see God’s house full.
Come join us for Sunday School and
Worship next Sunday. Sunday School
at 9:45 and Worship at 11. Sunday night
class at 5 PM. Wednesday night classes
for adults, children, and youth 6:30 PM.
Fundraiser for the youth:
1.125 year anniversary church cookbook.
Proceeds will go towards camp
and summer activities. Recipes can be
emailed to deancookbook@gmail.com
or given to Jessica McVicker.
- May 4 chicken spaghetti lunch right
after church. $10 per plate, dine in or
take out. Please prepay.
Upcoming events:
05/04- Chicken spaghetti lunch
05/11- Breakfast fellowship 9 AM
05/18- Rehab Ministry 6 PM
Evergreen Baptist Church
1380 Par Rd. 4410, Bernice
318-285-9484
Farmerville Methodist Church
301 Anthony Street
Sunday School – 10 a.m.
Sunday Worship – 11a.m. Nursery
Available
GLOW Kids – Wednesdays @ 5pm
Youth Meeting – Wednesdays @ 5:45
318-368-3840
Rev. Hank Hamilton
Sunday Worship Services
Adult & Young Ones Sunday School
-10:00am
Church Service – 11:00am (Nursery
available)
GLOW kids – Wednesdays at 5pm
Youth Group – Wednesdays at 5:30
Do you believe that the Resurrection
Sunday we just celebrated (Easter Sunday)
is a celebration of a real event?
That Jesus was truly risen from the
tomb… and lives today? Christians answer
those questions with a resounding
YES!
Were you overjoyed – filled with thankfulness
– happy the Jesus was sent to us
to be our Blessed Savior? Jesus wants us
to be happy, you know.
Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 “I perceived that
there is nothing better for them than to
be joyful and to do good as long as they
live; and also that every man should eat
and drink and enjoy the good of all his
labor – it is the gift of God.”
Pilippians 4:4 “Rejoice in the Lord always;
again I will say, rejoice.”
Isaiah 12:6 “Shout, and sing for joy…
for great in your midst is the Holy One
of Israel.”
Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope
fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
so that by the power of the Holy
Spirit you may abound in hope.”
Isaiah 12:2 “Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for the Lord God is my strength and my
song, and he has become my salvation.”
My song and my salvation? What very
GOOD NEWS is that? Glorious happy
praise songs to Christ Jesus who did indeed
come to offer us salvation.
A Prayer for Happiness: Lord, I long
to know and experience happiness in
my life. I’m not talking about shallow
pleasures. Those come and go, and the
wrong kind leave us empty and unfulfilled.
The happiness I desire is so much
more than skin deep. It’s bigger than
my circumstances and larger than my
emotions. I want the kind of happiness
that trusts you, obeys you, and follows
you regardless of where that path leads.
Amen
“Do not let your happiness depend on
something you may lose… only (upon)
the Beloved who will never pass away.”
C.S. Lewis
First Baptist Church
Farmerville
400 N. Main St.
318-368-3848
Pastor Kurt Auger
Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship -11 a.m., 6 p.m.
Weds. – 6 p.m.
Our Scripture today is I Corinthians
15:1-19. The Apostle Paul is teaching
that if there is no empty tomb, then we
have nothing. Our salvation is found in
the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus.
Paul’s focus is in response to some in
Corinth who were saying there is no resurrection
of the dead. Paul knew without
a doubt the absolute truth of the resurrection
of Jesus.
In verses 4-8, he lists people who had,
like himself, personally seen the risen
Jesus.
To him, unbelief was preposterous. He
declares in verse 17 that if Christ has not
been raised, then our faith is worthless,
and we are still dead in our sins.
We can be confident that our faith is not
worthless, that our eternity is sealed and
secured. We can celebrate with certainty
that Jesus lives, and here is why…
The entire Bible teaches and upholds the
resurrection of Jesus. There are 396 references
to His resurrection in the New
Testament, and the Old Testament is
filled with references to the coming resurrection.
Before His death, Jesus prophesied His
death and resurrection on the third day.
After the crucifixion, we have the recorded
accounts in the Bible of numerous
people who witnessed the risen Jesus.
The Bible is considered the most accurate
ancient manuscript in the entire
world. No other work comes close, in
age or accuracy. It stands alone in comparison
to all other historical works.
Many other ancient writers, including
those not associated with the Christian
faith, document the testimony of eyewitnesses
of the risen Lord.
Even greater than the recorded words
of various writers was the evidence displayed
in the lives of those early Christians
who believed and witnessed that
Jesus lives. They were changed. Their
commitment to Christ and their faith often
led them to give up everything, even
their very lives!
Additionally, every Disciple except John
gave up his life defending the truth of the
risen Lord Jesus, and John died an old
man, imprisoned for his faith in a lonely
cell on the isle of Patmos.
People do not die for a lie. People die because
they are convinced beyond a shadow
of a doubt that what they say is truth.
Jesus died and rose again so that we may
live eternally with Him. “For the wages
of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
~ Romans 6:23 KJV
Our celebration of Resurrection Sunday
is about the victory over sin offered to
all who believe. How blessed we are! “…
blessed are they that have not seen, and
yet have believed.” ~ John 20:29. KJV
Join our worship service each Sunday
at 11 AM, 400 No. Main. If unable to
attend, services can be streamed on our
Facebook page, FBC Farmerville, or
through Hulu.
Pastor, Bro. Kurt Auger; Minister of Music,
Bro. Ronnie Parks.
First Baptist Church Marion
3097 Taylor St.
Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship – 10:30 a.m.,
11:30 a.m.
Sunday Night – 6 p.m.
Wed. – 7 p.m.
318-292-5411
Pastor Bubba Hoggatt
Haile Church of Christ
270 Mina Parker Rd., Marion
Sunday Worship – 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m.
Weds. – 6:30 p.m.
Hopewell Baptist Church
1578 Lem Rd., Spearsville
Sunday School – 10am
Sunday Worship – 11am
Sunday Night Worship – 5pm
Wednesday Night Bible Study – 6:30pm
Lakeview Missionary
Baptist Church
10078 Hwy 15, Farmerville
Sunday School – 10 a.m.
Sunday Worship – 11 a.m., 6 p.m.
Weds. – 6 p.m.
Liberty Baptist Church
325 Liberty Baptist Church Rd.,
Linville
318-292-4177
Liberty Missionary Baptist Church
Spearsville
Bill Styron, Pastor
Sunday School – 10am
Sunday Worship 11am
Sunday Evening – 6pm
Wed. – 6pm
318-558-1581
Praying that everyone had a glorious
Resurrection Sunday! Special in songs
were: “The World’s Greatest Story” sang
by Gus and Melissa; and “You’ll Stop
Searching” sang by Bro. Bill.
The text was from Matthew 28. Verse
6 tells us: “He is not here: for he is
risen, as he said. Come, see the place
where the Lord lay.” Hallelujah, Jesus
arose! The grave clothes were neatly
folded indicating He would return. He
is coming back. The rays of light from
the empty tomb indicated: 1. Cancelled
sin: We can be saved from the wrath of
God. Jesus paid our sin debt. Repentance
means change. Romans 5:10 tells us that
we were reconciled to God through the
death of His Son. 2. Fullness of joy: We
can be exceedingly happy. Psalms 16:11
tells us that in His presence is fullness of
joy. 3. Eternal life: life in the presence of
God. (Death is the separation from God.)
John 11:25 tells us that he that believeth
on Jesus, though he die, yet shall he live. - Reunion beyond the grave: Matthew
8:11 tells us that we shall be with the
saints of old in the kingdom of heaven. - Peace with God: Romans 5:1 tells us
that we have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ.6. Faith not in vain:
In 1 Corinthians 15:17 it tells us that
if Christ hath not been raised, our faith
would be in vain and we would still be in
our sins. Hallelujah, He arose!
We will be hosting Mt. Calvary Fellowship
Meeting on April 27 at 5:00 p.m.
We invite all churches in the association
to come be with us for singing and
fellowship, and of course, there will be
food. We have such a wonderful time
fellowshipping with our brothers and
sisters in Christ.
Litroe Church of God in Christ
357 Riley Trestle Rd Marion LA 71260
My Father’s House
4774 Hwy. 151 Downsville
318-278-9301
Mt. Patrick Baptist Church
1232 Patrick Church Rd. Bernice
New Hopewell Baptist Church
113 Plum St., Bernice
Rev. Greg Williams
Sunday School -9:45am
Sunday Worship -11:15am
Wed. -6:15pm
Bible Study Teleconferencing # 605-
562-8401 Access Code 6708350
Christ Ass. Union Food Pantry every last
Thursday of month 1-5pm. Will need
copy of license/ID and a bill proving
address (Union Parish Residents Only)
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic
600 E. Water St., Farmerville
Saturday Mass (Spanish) -7 p.m.
Sunday Mass (English) -9 a.m.
1st Weds. Mass – 6 p.m.
318-368-9239
Redeemed Church of Marion
3062 Taylor Street
Sunday Worship – 10 a.m.
(318) 201-5306
Pastors Richard and Mickie Hinkle
Pastor Richard Hinkle would like to
invite you to Redeemed Center of Marion.
We are located at the former Marion
High School Gymnasium on 3062
Taylor Street in Marion. We meet each
Sunday at 10:30 for praise and worship,
as well as an uplifting Word that will
inspire and encourage you to rediscover
your purpose in life..
Rocky Branch Baptist Church
Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship -10:45 a.m., 6 p.m.
Weds – 6:30 p.m.
Associate Pastor Stephen Murry
First Peter 1:3-5 – Blessed be the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
according to His abundant mercy has begotten
us again to a living hope through
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead …
Christ died on the cross for our sins. It
depends on us, what that will mean to us
individually.
We can find hope when things are not
going well for ‘me’, my marriage, children,
grandchildren? Hope is anticipating
with confidence, that as Christians,
when our love ones are gone, we will
see them in Heaven, if they too have
given their heart to Christ. Though it is
hard, we must release them Christ. We
can have hope, even in the worries of
this life. We know not what tomorrow
may hold. Jesus said, And I will pray
the Father, and he shall give you another
Comforter, that HE may abide with
you forever – John 14:16. Hope can be
found in doubt – when we do not feel
the presence of Christ, as we once did.
Maybe even questioning one’s salvation.
We can have hope, even if we have denied
Him in the way we have lived. Peter
denied Jesus 3 times, and after the resurrection
Jesus challenged Peter 3 times to
feed his sheep. After Peter’s repentance,
Jesus reinstated him as the leader of the
disciples.
Do you have a sin, that has crept back
into your life? God is a merciful God, a
God of second chances. Our sins were
atoned for over 2000 years ago. Bring
all your burdens to the LORD. Without
Him, we have NO HOPE. Because Jesus
lives, there is HOPE!
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Worship
10:45 a.m., 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening
– 6:30.
Woodlawn Baptist Church
Sunday School – 9am
646 Hicks Frazier Rd., Farmerville
Sunday Worship 10am
Wed. Bible Study 6pm
Rev. Adrian Nelson
Zion Hill Baptist Church
899 Cypress Creek, Farmerville
Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church
1409 Zion Hill Church Road
Dr. Tommy L. Carr, Pastor