As we draw closer to Easter, I want to remind you of the amazing opportunity we have to share our hope with our family and friends.  We need to remember that the Christian faith is judged by the resurrection of Jesus.  The apostle Paul made clear that if Christ has not been raised from the dead that our faith is …

Today is a good day to emphasize the opportunity we have to fellowship as believers and work together for the work of God’s Kingdom. FBC Covington is made up of four congregations:  FBC Covington Metairie Church Metairie Korean Church FBC Kenner Each of these congregations has a unique ministry. I am thankful for my brothers and sisters who work and …

Some things you need to know  I hope you will read through the following closely so that you know what we’re planning to do in the next few  weeks and months.  First, we have now set our regular congregational meetings for the remainder of the year – these  meetings are when we meet as a congregation to receive reports and …

Today marks the beginning of a new sermon series and gives us an opportunity to remember the goodness and blessings of God. The new sermon series is Christ’s Sacrifice: Our Hope What Christ did for us by dying on the cross for our sin is truly our hope. One of the things I would encourage you to do with your …

Martha and I are thankful to you for the days away that we have had as they have been relaxing and helpful. I am looking forward to being back Monday morning.  I am thankful today to have Josh Jordan, who is a gifted leader and preacher, preaching for us. This will be the final sermon in our series about A …

“We can’t do church without you.” Those are words I use often to describe how we do the work of ministry at First Baptist Church. We are volunteer driven by people who seek to serve God by using their own unique gifts for God and His church. “Every believer needs to be a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ.” Those …

I am reflecting today on a breakfast meeting I had this morning with a longtime friend and former student. He asked a couple of standard questions: “How’s Martha?” and “How’s the church?” Martha is always doing good 😊 so let me give an answer to “How’s the church?” Here are a few snippets that will help answer that question: Our …

As a church, our mission is to teach and equip people to meet Jesus, have a closer walk with Him, and to have  a positive Christian influence in our families, places of work, and community.  In this endeavor, we have three events coming up that you need to know about.  DISCOVERY CLASS– Sunday February 5th 12:15 – 2:30PM in the …

Today we bid farewell to the Nguyen family. John, Zorana, Ian, and newborn daughter Audrey will be leaving us after today to move to Campbellsville, Kentucky, where John will become the senior pastor of East Campbellsville Baptist Church.  For some time, John has felt the call to return to the local church as a senior pastor. You may recall that  John …

Having grown up in a Baptist church and being closely involved for my whole life, I sometimes forget that not everyone understands the inner-workings of a ‘congregational led church’. Part of this equation is that most areas are staffed by volunteers under the supervision of our Pastoral Staff. Some of these areas are: Our Connect Group Leaders. We have groups …