9-7-2025 Notes

Notes for the week of 9/7/2025

The Joash Chest collection is today. We use the funds gathered for building maintenance.  We also emphasize the mortgage principle payments the first Sunday of each month. 

Today is our annual Maguire State Misson offering. Help support new church plants and mission work in the state of Florida.

Deacons will meet this evening after the worship service.

Thursday, September 11, 2025 there will be a special prayer service “Cry Out America” at First Baptist Church from noon until 1pm.

The school board meets this Thursday evening at 6PM.

The Girls Chasing Jesus bible study Monday at 5pm.

The Hillcrest Library is open!  Jean Brewer and some others have created a room full of books. Just sign them out as you take them home.

Our services are live on HillcrestLife.org on Sunday mornings. You can also see archived sermons.

Our weekly recorded services are now available on our YouTube channel. Go to: https://youtube.com/@hillcrestpalatka/videos/
Be sure to hit the SUBSCRIBE button, it helps us get noticed.

Sunday school classes for every age group begin on Sundays at 9:45am.

Get a calendar from the foyer rack to keep up with all the church events.

Do you want a relationship with God?

According to the Bible, you can have a wonderful, personal relationship with God by following these steps:

1. Admit that you have rebelled by not following God’s laws perfectly. Romans 3:23 states that all have sinned or broken God’s law. 1 John 1:9 says that if we acknowledge our sins, God is upright and can be depended on to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from every wrong.
2. Believe that Jesus is God’s only son and that his death and resurrection is the only possible payment for your rebellion. John 3:16 says that God, because of His love for us, sent his only Son, so that all who believe in him should have eternal life.
3. Confess or say that you are a Christian. Romans 10:9 states if you speak the message that Jesus is Lord and believe with your heart and mind that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
4. Commit to place God first in your life by studying and obeying God’s truth in the Holy Bible. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 state that all scripture is God inspired and is useful for teaching, correcting and training in right living, so that the Christian may be equipped for the work God has for him.

In order to have a relationship with God, think through the steps above and then commit yourself to grow in your new Christian life by daily talking to God in prayer and reading the Bible.