May 1, 2026, 4:00 PM
Greetings in Christ, and I pray you've had a good week.
This week, at FCC, we've been reading through the New Testament as a church body. So far, I'm happy to report that we've had just over 60 people reading anywhere from 2 to 12 chapters of the New Testament. As of my writing this article (Friday, May 1st), we have read about 220 of the 260 chapters of the New Testament. I plan to use tomorrow (Saturday, May 2nd) to wrap up this project. Let me know if you'd like to help read and get us to the finish line. Allow me, however, to go ahead and say, "Well done, FCC!"
Lately, we've been talking a lot about how important the reading of Scripture is.
For one, it's one of the primary ways God reveals Himself to us.
Following His resurrection, Jesus' first appearance that we read about in Luke's gospel is on the road to Emmaus. At first, on the road, Jesus is not recognized by two traveling disciples.
In conversation, Luke 24:27 says, "Beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He (Jesus) explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself." That had to be an amazing Bible study time!
The two then invited the fellow traveler (Jesus) to stay with them, as it was getting late. Over a meal, Jesus broke bread and gave thanks. It is then that Luke 24:31-32 says, "Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, 'Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?' ”
My prayer is that we would all continue to read and take to heart the word of God. I pray that it would speak directly to our hearts. Like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, may our "hearts burn within us" as God's word is read and Jesus is revealed to us!
I also pray we'll see you this coming Sunday (May 3rd) at FCC. I'll be starting a brand-new sermon series from the book of Proverbs called "Wisdom for the Way."
This coming Sunday is also our "Graduate Recognition" Sunday. We have four quality young people who will be graduating from the University of Kentucky with degrees. These young people are: Gracie Barrows, Alex Boozer, Andrew Elam, and Alex Thomas.
I pray we'll see you then. Until then...May God Bless You!
God Bless,
Greg Herriford
