First Baptist Church of Hudson

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We are a loving family of believers, growing in our love for God and for each other, being equipped to live in this world and represent Jesus well sharing His love and sacrifice to everyone!

09/08/2026

Christ in You



Scripture: “Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him." — John 6:56



Thought: There are four words here that we should not rush past: “… and I in him.”



Think about this… God does not merely pardon sinners and send them on their way. He unites them to His Son. The theological term is “union with Christ.” And it may be one of the richest doctrines in all of Christianity.



Our Church fathers called this union with Christ our “mystical union.” Why does it matter? Because every saving benefit we receive comes to us in Christ. We are justified in Christ. Adopted in Christ. Sanctified in Christ. Made alive in Christ. Kept in Christ. And one day raised in Christ.



Christianity is not merely imitation. It is participation.



Not that we become divine, but by the Holy Spirit and through faith, we are spiritually and inseparably joined to Christ. His life becomes the source of ours. That's why Jesus says, “Whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me” [v57].



Think of a branch connected to a vine. The branch doesn't manufacture life. It receives life. Sever it from the vine, and it withers. Connected to the vine, it bears fruit. That's the Christian life.



We often treat Christianity like Jesus saved us and then handed us instructions for finishing the job ourselves. No. The Christ who saves us is the Christ who sustains us.



We never graduate from our need for Him. We need His righteousness every day. His intercession every day. His Spirit every day. His grace every day. His Word every day. His strength every day. The Puritan John Flavel wrote, “Christ wholly satisfies all the needs and cravings of the soul.”



Brother, yesterday's bread will not feed today's hunger. Come again. Not to be saved again. But because the Christ who saved you is the Christ who sustains you.



And notice where Jesus finishes… “Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever” [v58]. The Israelites ate manna and died. The believer feeds on Christ by faith and lives forever. How? Because our life is tied to His life.



Christ for us. Christ with us. Christ in us. And us in Christ.



That's Christianity.



Reflection: Are you trying to live the Christian life from your own strength, or are you daily depending on the life of Christ in you? How do you know?



Right Next Step: Before you begin your responsibilities today, stop and pray: “Jesus, apart from You I can do nothing. Give me what I need to live faithfully today.”



Prayer: “Father, thank You that You have not merely forgiven me but united me to Christ. Keep me from self-reliance. By Your Spirit, teach me to abide in Jesus, draw strength from His life, and trust His grace every day. Keep me in Christ until the day You raise me to everlasting life. Amen.”

09/07/2026

Feed on Christ



Scripture: “So Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.'" — John 6:53–54



Thought: These are hard words. They were hard then. They're hard now. Jesus says unless we eat His flesh and drink His blood, we have no life in us.

So what does He mean?



He isn't talking about literally eating His body. He is talking about faith. Earlier Jesus said: "Whoever believes has eternal life” [v47]. Now He says: "Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life."



Same promise. Different picture. Believing is eating. Believing is drinking. Augustine put it simply… “Believe, and you have eaten.”



Jesus is describing what saving faith does. It receives Christ. It takes hold of Christ. It rests its entire weight upon Christ and His finished work.



And notice the language Jesus uses: “My flesh. My blood.” He's pointing us toward the cross. Christianity is not primarily about Jesus giving us better principles for living. We do not merely need an example. We need a substitute.



Our deepest problem is not ignorance. It is guilt. God is holy. We are sinful. And no amount of self-improvement can bridge that gap.



You cannot outwork your guilt.



You cannot outperform your sin.



You cannot clean yourself up enough to stand before a holy God.



Someone has to die. And that's where Jesus is going. His body will be broken. His blood will be shed. Christ will stand where sinners deserve to stand. Our guilt will be placed upon Him. Our punishment will be borne by Him.

Isaiah says, “He was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities" [Isaiah 53:5]. That's substitutionary atonement. Jesus did not merely die for our benefit. He died in our place.



There are many today who deny Jesus as our substitute. They call it "cosmic father abuse," questioning how a loving God/Father could do that to His Son. They talk as if justice and love must compete. They do not. At Calvary, justice and love do not compete, they meet. God does not ignore sin, and He does not abandon sinners. In Christ, He bears the penalty Himself.



The cross is not the Father abusing the Son; it is the Father and Son, united in love and purpose, accomplishing our redemption. Jesus was not dragged to Calvary; He said, “I lay it down of my own accord” [10:18]. The cross is not cosmic child abuse; it is cosmic self-sacrifice. Jesus is not an unwilling victim… He is the willing Savior.



And faith is how we receive Him. Nobody else can believe for you. Your parents cannot. Your pastor cannot. Your church cannot. Christ must be received personally.



My encouragement… don't merely admire the Bread. Eat. Don't merely study the blood. Drink. Believe. Rest. Receive. Christ is enough.



Reflection: Are you resting in Christ's finished work alone, or are you still adding some measure of your own performance to the grounds of your salvation?



Right Next Step: Preach the gospel to yourself today: “Christ took my guilt. Christ bore my judgment. Christ gives me His righteousness. My hope is Christ alone.”



Prayer: “Father, thank You for giving Your Son in the place of sinners. Thank You that His body was broken and His blood was shed for my redemption. Keep me from trusting my morality, performance, or religion. Give me faith to rest fully in Christ and His finished work. Amen.”

09/06/2026

Prayers are need for a man named Ben. He is 50 and married with 2 teenage daughters. He is in acute liver failure and is on the list for a transplant. He is the nephew of a couple that picks up desserts on Tuesday for one of the churches.

09/03/2026

He Will Lose Nothing



Scripture: "All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out... And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day." — John 6:37, 39



Thought: There may not be a better group of verses in John's Gospel for understanding sovereign grace. Look at the order…



"All that the Father gives me..."

"will come to me..."

"I will never cast out..."

"I should lose nothing..."

"I will raise it up on the last day."



Salvation begins with God and ends with God. Before the sinner ever comes to Christ, the Father has given a people to the Son. And everyone the Father gives to Christ will come. Full-stop.



It is what theologians call effectual calling... God doesn't merely make salvation possible and then wait helplessly to see who chooses it. The Spirit takes spiritually dead sinners and makes them alive. He opens blind eyes. Softens hard hearts. Changes rebellious wills. And suddenly the Christ we once resisted becomes the Christ we cannot live without.



It is as Augustine famously prayed… “Command what you will, and give what you command.”



God commands us to come. Then grace gives us the heart to come. And don't miss the other side of verse 37: ”Whoever comes to me I will never cast out."



That's beautiful. The doctrine of election should never make a trembling sinner wonder, “Maybe Jesus doesn't want me.”



Jesus settles that question. Come. Come with your sin. Come with your failures. Come with your shame. Come with your doubts. If you come to Christ, Christ will receive you.



And then comes another glorious promise: "I should lose nothing of all that he has given me." That's the perseverance of the saints. Or perhaps better… The preservation of the Savior. We persevere because Christ preserves.



Your salvation does not ultimately rest upon the strength of your grip on Jesus. It rests upon the strength of His grip on you.



You will stumble. You will struggle. You will have seasons of doubt. But Christ does not misplace sheep. He does not lose sons. He does not begin saving someone and then discover He lacks the power to finish. Calvin wrote, “Our salvation is safe and secure, because it is in the hand of Christ.”



And Jesus carries the promise all the way to the grave... "I will raise him up on the last day.” Think about that. Not even death can make Christ lose one of His people. Every saint the Father gives. Every sinner the Son receives. Every believer Christ preserves. Every one raised. Not one missing.



Brother, your assurance does not come from looking inward and measuring the strength of your faith. Look to Christ. The Savior who received you is the Savior who will keep you. And the hands holding you are stronger than anything trying to pull you away.



Reflection: Is your assurance resting on the strength of your faithfulness, or on the strength of Christ's promise to keep you?



Right Next Step: Memorize John 6:37 this week. When doubt comes, answer it with Christ's promise: “Whoever comes to me I will never cast out.”



Prayer: “Father, thank You that my salvation began with Your grace and will be completed by Your power. Thank You for giving Your people to the Son, drawing us to Christ, and promising to keep us to the end. When my faith feels weak, turn my eyes away from myself and back to Jesus. Hold me fast until the day Christ raises me up. Amen.”

Betterman

09/02/2026

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09/02/2026

Nothing Else Will Satisfy



Scripture: ”They said to him, ‘Sir, give us this bread always.’ Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe.’” — John 6:34-36



Thought: Jesus doesn't say, "I have the bread of life.” He says, ”I am the bread of life."



That's important. Christianity is not ultimately about receiving something from Jesus. It is about receiving Jesus. The crowd wanted bread. Jesus offered Himself. And He uses one of the most basic human experiences to explain our need for Him: Hunger.



Everybody gets hungry. You eat. You're satisfied. A few hours later, you're hungry again. That's the pattern of this world. Everything promises satisfaction. Nothing delivers it permanently. Make more money. Get the promotion. Buy the house. Take the trip. Win the recognition. And for a moment, maybe it feels like enough. Then hunger returns. That’s why Augustine famously prayed, “You have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”



That's the human condition. We have an infinite hunger and keep trying to satisfy it with finite things. But our deepest problem is even worse than hunger. It's sin.



We aren't merely empty people looking for fulfillment. We are guilty sinners alienated from a holy God. That's why Christ doesn't merely come to improve our lives. He comes to reconcile us to God.



His body will be broken. His blood will be shed. He will bear our guilt, satisfy divine justice, and give His righteousness to everyone who receives Him by faith.



This is why Jesus is sufficient. We need His blood for our guilt. His righteousness for our standing. His intercession for our weakness. His Spirit for our sanctification. His resurrection for our hope.



We need Christ every day.



And notice how Jesus describes coming to Him: "Whoever comes to me…" "Whoever believes in me..."



Coming and believing are two ways of describing the same movement of faith. Faith isn't merely agreeing that Jesus exists. It is coming hungry. Coming empty. Coming with nothing in your hands. And receiving Christ as everything you need. Calvin wrote, “As long as Christ remains outside of us, and we are separated from him, all that he has suffered and done for the salvation of the human race remains useless and of no value for us.”



Christ must be ours. Not merely admired. Not merely studied. Received by faith.



Brother, stop asking the world to satisfy a hunger it was never designed to fill. Come to Christ. Then keep coming.



Reflection: What are you currently asking to satisfy you that only Christ can provide?



Right Next Step: Identify the place you're looking for satisfaction outside Christ. Name it. Confess it. Then spend time today simply enjoying Christ in His Word rather than asking Him for something else.



Prayer: “Father, forgive me for trying to satisfy an eternal hunger with temporary things. Thank You for giving me Christ. Teach me to feed daily upon His grace, righteousness, Word, and promises. Make Jesus increasingly precious to me until I can truly say that He is enough. Amen.”

Betterman

09/01/2026

Still Asking for a Sign



Scripture: “So they said to him, ‘Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform? Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ Jesus then said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.’”— John 6:30–33



Thought: This is almost unbelievable. These people just watched Jesus feed thousands with five loaves and two fish. Then they ask: "What sign do you do, that we may see and believe you?"



Seriously? You just ate the sign...



That's the nature of unbelief. We assume people would believe if they just had enough evidence. Jesus shows us the problem runs much deeper. The natural heart isn't merely uninformed. It is spiritually blind.



Sin affects our minds, desires, affections, and wills. Apart from the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit, we can stand before overwhelming evidence and still say, “Show me more.”



Augustine understood this well… “Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.”



The crowd then tries to take Jesus back in time… “Moses gave our fathers manna,” they say. Jesus corrects them… “Moses didn't give you the bread. My Father did. And even that bread was only pointing toward something greater: Me...” Check yourself before you wreck yourself…



Manna kept Israel alive for another day. Jesus gives eternal life.

Manna satisfied the stomach. Jesus satisfies the soul.

Manna fell from heaven. Jesus came down from heaven.



The miracle wasn't ultimately about bread. It was about Jesus. That's the pattern of Scripture. The manna. The Passover lamb. The sacrifices. The priesthood. The tabernacle. The temple. They were shadows. Jesus is the substance. Augustine famously said of the relationship between the Testaments: “The New is in the Old concealed; the Old is in the New revealed.”



It's all pointing to King Jesus. And yet the crowd still doesn't understand… "Sir, give us this bread always.” They still want bread. Jesus is offering Himself.



Too often, we do the same thing. We ask Jesus for what He can give us while missing the infinitely greater gift standing before us. We want peace. Provision. Healing. Answers. Blessing. Jesus says: “You need Me.”



Brother, the deepest hunger in your soul cannot be satisfied by something Jesus gives you. It can only be satisfied by Jesus Himself. Christianity is not primarily about getting a better life from Jesus. It is about getting Jesus. The tragedy is wanting the bread He multiplies while having no appetite for the Bread of Life.



We should thirst and hunger... for Him… “Those who hunger and thirst for what is right are promised they will be filled and satisfied” [Matt. 5:6].



Reflection: Are you asking Jesus primarily for His gifts, or are you increasingly learning to treasure Christ Himself?



Right Next Step: Spend time with Christ today without asking Him to fix anything. Open His Word simply to know Him, worship Him, and enjoy Him.



Prayer: “Father, open my eyes to see the glory of Your Son. Forgive me for continually asking for lesser bread when You have given me Christ. By Your Spirit, overcome my unbelief and deepen my faith. Make Jesus more precious to me than anything He could place in my hands. Give me a hunger that only the Bread of Life can satisfy. Amen.”

Betterman

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13343 Fivay Road
Hudson, FL
34667

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 2pm
Tuesday 9am - 2pm
7pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 1pm
6pm - 8:30pm
Thursday 9am - 2pm
Sunday 8am - 12pm
5pm - 8:30pm

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