Friendship Baptist Church

06/03/2026

06/02/2026

Wonder Wednesdays kicks off this Wednesday! You can pre-register with the QR code.

06/01/2026

Join the ladies as they deep dive into the church-wide Scripture reading! Meeting every Monday this month and every other Friday.

06/01/2026

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33

When did you last stop and consider your priorities in life? Do they line up with God’s? In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus told all who were listening that God’s kingdom and righteousness are to be our highest aim in life. The word “seek” refers to the constant, persistent pursuit of something. Followers of Christ are called to constantly and persistently seek God’s agenda and righteousness (standards) as a way of living daily.

Thankfully, God promises to supply all our material and other needs as we pursue His kingdom and righteousness (Phil. 4:19). This week ask the Holy Spirit to help you consider your priorities and lead you to put the pursuit of God, His kingdom and His righteousness at the top of your list.

05/31/2026

Children's/Youth Choir is kicking off next Sunday! Be sure to let Taylor know if you are interested in signing your kids up.

05/31/2026

05/31/2026

“This is what He (the LORD) showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in His hand. And the LORD said to me, ‘Amos, what do you see?’ And I said, ‘A plumb line.’ Amos 7:7-8

Like most of the minor prophets, the Book of Amos is filled with a heavy dose of God’s pending judgement against the sins of His people. Amos was a simple man (Shepherd and farmer) from Judah (Southern Kingdom) who God called to go and prophesy in Israel (Northern Kingdom). You may recall that Israel (Northern Kingdom) went astray from God and deep into idolatry much sooner than Judah did and was taken into captivity by the Assyrians. God warned them repeatedly through Amos and other prophets that judgement would come unless they repented, but they did not listen and continued down the path to their own destruction. Repent or perish is a refrain that needs to be repeated in our day.

In the passage above (Amos 7:7-8), God used a common building tool of that day, a plumb line, to make His point to Amos and Israel. You may have used a plumb line or something similar for aligning your pictures on the wall. The picture God gave Amos was of Him standing beside a wall with a plumb line to see if the wall was in plumb (straight or crooked). Of course, God’s point was that Israel was crooked, out of plumb, not pursuing or measuring up to God’s righteous standards. God had called and covenanted with them to follow and represent Him. They failed. In Amos 8, God
through Amos, listed a litany of charges against the nation that revealed their sins (Amos 8:4-6- abuse of the poor, dishonest scales, misplaced priorities, etc.). Notice that when people aren’t right with God and walking with Him in right relationship, it will inevitably show up in how they treat one another. Israel was not right with God, and it was clearly evident in the way they deceived, mistreated and abused one another for economic gain.
I will acknowledge that reading the Old Testament prophets is generally less appealing to me than reading the Gospels, Acts, or the Epistles in the New Testament, but once you understand the message those Old Testament prophets were bringing to the people, it becomes extremely relevant to us in our day. This morning let’s investigate one of those minor prophets to see what God has to tell us.

Seek First God’s Kingdom....,
Roy T.

05/30/2026

We're hosting Joel Tay from CMI on Sunday, June 7th.

Bring your friends and your family! This is open to everyone.