Fernwood Baptist Church

Fernwood Baptist Church We are a Southern Baptist Church ministering in the Gulfport/Biloxi area.

09/06/2026

Good morning! This morning, we are hearing about "Bad Shepherds and the Righteous Branch" from Jeremiah 21:1-23:40. Please join us!

When Babylon surrounded Jerusalem, King Zedekiah didn’t call a war council—he ran to the prophet Jeremiah.He didn't want...
09/06/2026

When Babylon surrounded Jerusalem, King Zedekiah didn’t call a war council—he ran to the prophet Jeremiah.

He didn't want God’s will. He didn’t want repentance. He wanted a cosmic get-out-of-jail-free card.

It’s like ignoring your doctor for twenty years, skipping every check-up, and then begging the surgeon on the gurney: *"Just tell me everything’s fine."*

Zedekiah wanted a painkiller; Jeremiah handed him an autopsy of his own spiritual decay.

Stop treating God like an emergency button.

He isn't a crisis hotline you call only when life falls apart. Don't wait for disaster to force you to your knees—let Him lead your decisions, your habits, and your everyday routine today.

Sermon for Sunday.
09/06/2026

Sermon for Sunday.

08/30/2026

Good morning! This morning, we are hearing about "The Clay, the Potter, and the Shattered Vessel" from Jeremiah 18:1-20:18. Please join us!

Ever felt like things in your life got completely off track? Read this.In Jeremiah 18, God sends the prophet down to a p...
08/29/2026

Ever felt like things in your life got completely off track? Read this.

In Jeremiah 18, God sends the prophet down to a potter’s house.

Picture the scene: a potter sitting at a foot-spun wheel, wet clay spinning between his hands, slowly pulling and pressing it into shape.

Then verse 4 hits: the vessel becomes flawed in the potter’s hand.

Maybe an air bubble got trapped. Maybe a hand slipped. Maybe the clay was too soft in one spot and too stiff in another. Something went wrong.

Look closely at what happens next:

He doesn't throw the clay in the trash.

He doesn't walk away in frustration.

He simply presses it back down into a lump and begins reshaping it.

The flaw wasn't the end of the story—it was just the reason for a new design.

As long as the clay stays pliable in the Master’s hands, He is never out of options. You are not discarded, ruined, or beyond repair. You are simply being reshaped.

Stay soft. Let the Potter finish His work.

“The vessel that he was making from the clay became flawed in the potter's hand, so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed right for him to do.” — Jeremiah 18:4

08/23/2026

Good morning! This morning, we are hearing about "When God Says 'No' to Our Prayers." Please join us!

"If you do not listen to me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem......
08/22/2026

"If you do not listen to me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem... I will set fire to its gates, and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem and not be extinguished." — Jeremiah 17:27

Why would skipping a day of rest cause an entire nation to fall?

Because the Sabbath was never just about a calendar. It was about trust.

Dragging loads through the city gates on the Sabbath to chase profit wasn't a scheduling mistake—it was a heart issue. It said: "God, I don't trust You to provide. If I stop hustling, everything falls apart."

It’s easy to say we trust God. It is much harder to close the laptop, stop the scroll, and step away from the grind, believing He will hold our lives together without our constant effort.

Rest is not laziness.

Rest is worship.

It is the weekly reminder that we are not God, and the world doesn't run on our striving alone (Hebrews 4:9–10).

Take an honest look at your calendar this week: Is there room to stop and trust God with what's left undone? If not, where does your trust really lie?

Save this to remind yourself to unplug and rest this week.

08/18/2026

Baby Henley arrived last night, August 17, at a whopping 9 pounds. Mom, baby and Dad doing well. Thank you for all the prayers

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2307 E. Pass Road
Gulfport, MS
39507

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