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Weekly Devotional

Weekly Devotional


Monday 27th: Approaching God with Boldness

Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16

Devotional:

Just as Mary approached Jesus with boldness at the wedding in Cana, we too are invited to come before God’s throne with confidence. Today’s passage reminds us that Jesus, our High Priest, understands our weaknesses and invites us to seek His grace. Reflect on areas in your life where you need God’s help. What’s holding you back from approaching Him boldly? Remember, God’s grace is sufficient for all our needs. Take a moment to pray, bringing your concerns to God with the assurance that He hears and cares.


Tuesday 28th: Obedience in Faith

Reading: John 2:1-11

Devotional:

The servants at the wedding in Cana demonstrated remarkable obedience when Jesus instructed them to fill the jars with water. They didn’t question or hesitate, even when the request seemed unusual. Their obedience led to witnessing a miracle. Consider areas in your life where God might be calling you to step out in obedience, even if it doesn’t make sense. What “jars” is He asking you to fill? Remember, our obedience often paves the way for God’s miraculous work in and through us.


Wednesday 29th: Jesus as the Sufficient Messiah

Reading: Ephesians 3:14-21

Devotional:

At the wedding, Jesus didn’t just meet the immediate need – He provided abundantly more than anyone could have imagined. Today’s passage reminds us that God is able to do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine. Reflect on how you might be limiting God in your prayers or expectations. Are there areas where you need to trust in His sufficiency? Take time to praise God for His abundant provision and ask Him to expand your faith to believe for greater things.


Thursday 30th: Transformation by Christ’s Glory

Reading: 2 Corinthians 3:17-18

Devotional:

John 2:11 tells us that Jesus revealed His glory at the wedding, and His disciples believed in Him. Today’s reading reminds us that as we behold the Lord’s glory, we are being transformed into His image. How have you experienced Christ’s transforming power in your life? Are there areas where you need His touch of renewal? Spend time in prayer, asking the Holy Spirit to continue His transforming work in you, making you more like Christ each day.


Friday 31st: Preparing for the Heavenly Wedding

Reading: Revelation 19:6-9

Devotional:

Jesus’ first miracle at a wedding foreshadows the ultimate wedding – the marriage supper of the Lamb. As Christ’s bride, the church is called to prepare for His return. How are you actively preparing your heart for Christ’s return? Consider areas in your life that need alignment with God’s will. Pray for a deepened love for Jesus and a heightened anticipation of His coming. Let this hope inspire you to live each day in light of eternity, sharing the good news of the gospel with others.

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2025 Mission Trip List

2025 Mission Trips

If you would like information on any of our 2025 Mission Trips, please select the trip(s) from the list below and a member of our team will be in touch with you.

Fostering Hope Volunteer Interest Form

Fostering Hope Volunteer Interest Form

Please identify your areas of interest for volunteering with Fostering Hope.

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If Yes, please check all ways you are interested in serving.
Would you like to volunteer for Fostering Hope Events?
If Yes, please check all events at which you are interested in serving.
Would you like to be included in other volunteer opportunities?
If Yes, please check all opportunities you are interested in.

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Hope Resource Center Volunteer Application

This application is to be completed by anyone who desires to volunteer with the Hope Resource Center, Fruit Cove Baptist Church. Our goal is to provide a safe and secure environment for the children and families we serve.

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2025 Mission Trips

2025 Mission Trips

If you would like information on any of our 2025 Mission Trips, please select the trip(s) from the list below and a member of our team will be in touch with you.

2025 Mission Trips

If you would like information on any of our 2025 Mission Trips, please select the trip(s) from the list below and a member of our team will be in touch with you.

NEW! Hope Resource Center

Big News! We are delighted to announce the grand opening of Fruit Cove’s new Hope Resource Center located on the church campus in one of our newly renovated villas located behind Building B.

The new center originated from the Fostering Hope Diaper & Clothing Closet ministry, which supplies foster and adoptive families with much-needed diapers, clothing, and essentials. What started in a small closet on the third floor of the ROC Building quickly expanded to an offsite storage unit and is now growing into a resource center that will reach more families in need of our support. God is on the move!

The Hope Resource Center will allow families to shop, selecting items their children prefer, giving them choice and dignity.  It will also bring them onto our campus, extending our support past meeting tangible needs to offering conversation and encouragement. We have an excellent opportunity to share the love and hope we have in Jesus and introduce them to other programs on campus.

Please join us on July 16th as we celebrate what God started as a Fostering Hope ministry but is now expanding to serve all vulnerable families in our community!

  1. Open House, 12:15 – 1 pm – We invite our church family to drop in and tour the new Hope Resource Center and learn how to get involved. There will be an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the day!
  2. Grand Opening Event, 2- 4 pm @ Parking Lot A & B – For foster and adoptive families, agencies, and community partners to tour the new Hope Resource Center and celebrate with us! Bounce houses, Kona Ice, face painting, games, and more! Register for the grand opening event HERE.

Give

Thank you


Thank you for your faithfulness in giving and for supporting the mission and ministries of Fruit Cove Baptist Church.

Giving is a vital part of the Christian walk and a tangible expression of our worship, obedience, and faith. We offer both in-person and online options for giving:

  • In-Person

Offering envelopes are available in the Worship Center and in Building A. Drop boxes are also located in the foyers of the Worship Center and Building A, as well as in the Fruit Cove Kids building and in the ROC by the elevators.

  • Online

Please click HERE to give online. There are options for one-time and reoccurring giving. For regular tithes and all undesignated gifts, please select the “Budget Fund” option. 

If you have any questions, need further information, or would like to request personalized offering envelopes, please contact Michelle Ford in the church office 904-287-0996 or michelle@fruitcove.com.

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Prayer Walk

#LOVEJAX Send Relief Serve Tour, Prayer Walking Jacksonville

The city of Jacksonville has been chosen as one of the Send Relief Serve Tour cities in 2022.  On September 16-17, 2022, hundreds of people will come to Jacksonville to join us in loving and serving our city in the name of Jesus.  This missional experience is the result of a partnership between Send Relief of the North American Mission Board, Love Jax of First Coast Churches, and the Florida Baptist Convention.  We have the unique opportunity to partner with First Coast Churches in Prayer Walking communities and streets within the 295 Loop, in preparation for this special event.  For the next few Sundays, there will be a table in the Pavilion with more information.  You will have the opportunity to sign up to prayer walk an area of Jacksonville, within our church’s zones, inside the I-295 loop.

You can recruit a team or prayer walk as a family.  You can walk, ride, bike these areas.  Get creative! If you want to participate but are unable to pray on-site, you can pray from your home for specified areas.  We highly encourage you to do the prayer walking if you are able.  When you sign up, you will receive an email with important information in preparation for your prayer walk.  If you miss signing up in the Pavilion, just email april@fruitcove.com for information!  

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LOVEjax100 is designed to promote prayer walking as a positive and powerful step into the First Coast mission field. The challenge to  prayer walk 100 miles that is being promoted in conjunction with the LOVEjax Send Relief Tour scheduled for Jacksonville, September 16-17, 2022. We are making intercession on location as we pray in the streets asking God to move in the homes, schools, businesses, and recreational facilities in our neighborhoods.  Are you up to the challenge of doing 100 miles?  Click below to read more about how you can Prayer Walk your 100 miles!

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A Statement Concerning the Supreme Court’s Decision

As a church family, Fruit Cove Baptist Church rejoices with and affirms the Supreme Courts decision to overturn Roe vs Wade.  This decision has long been prayed for and we rejoice in the decision that now outlaws the taking of preborn life in the United States.  The impact of this decision will be felt for years to come.  It is a needed course-correction in the moral fabric of our nation.

But the battle has only begun.  Many will push back, some with violence, against this decision.  It is not our place to meet violence with violence but instead with prayer.

Fruit Cove Baptist Church is strongly pro-life.  We not only support the effort of opposing abortion on demand but we also stand supporting mothers who chose to carry their children to term…and to minister with grace to those who do not.

At Fruit Cove adoption is a high value.  We support adoptive families and those ministries that aid in helping adoption take place.

Our Fostering Hope ministry is one of the largest ministries of its kind in our area, supporting families who choose to foster children.

Embracing Grace is a new ministry that allows us to walk with pregnant Moms who have no partner or family support network.

All of these ministries of FCBC are responses to our pro-life views.  It’s easy to oppose a position but much more costly to support those affected by that opposition.  We oppose abortion. But more than that we support the mothers and children who are impacted by our position.

Please join us…both in celebration of this historic ruling, but now more than ever…let’s show the world what a true pro-life and pro-family position look like!

 

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