FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)

Butler, Missouri

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Join us for Sunday Worship @ 9:30 a.m. or watch online via Facebook Live.

Life Group and Sunday School @ 10:30 a.m.

 

Discover the Disciples
We Believe In…

Like most Christians, Disciples Affirm:

  • Jesus Christ is the son of the Living God, and offers saving grace to all.
  • All persons are God’s children.

Open Communion

The Lord’s Supper, or Communion is celebrated in weekly worship. It is open to all who believe in Jesus Christ.

Freedom of belief

Disciples are called together around one essential of faith: belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Persons are free to follow their consciences guided by the Bible, the Holy Spirit study and prayer, and are expected to extend that freedom to others.

Baptism by immersion

In baptism the old self-centered life is set aside, and a new life of trust in God begins. Although Disciples practice baptism by immersion, other baptism traditions are honored.

Belief in the oneness of the church

All Christians are called to be one in Christ and to seek opportunities for common witness and service.

The ministry to believers

Both ministers and lay persons lead in worship, service and spiritual growth.

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Recent Sermons
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April 12, 2026

This is one of those passages in the Bible that contain the makings of several sermons. I could talk this morning about how, in the first five verses, Jesus fulfills several of the promises he made in the long conversation he had with the disciples at the Last Supper, back in chapters 14 through 16 of John’s Gospel. Or I could talk about the change in the disciples between verse 19—where they’re hiding in fear behind locked doors—and verse 26, in which they’re in the same place but seem no longer to be afraid.

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April 6, 2026 06
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April 5, 2026

Because the Sabbath, and not just any Sabbath but the Sabbath of Passover, was coming, the Jewish authorities wanted the bodies down off the crosses as quickly as possible. But crucifixion is a slow and agonizing death, taking at least hours, and sometimes days.

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Morning Prayer

Morning Prayer for April 13, 2026. Scriptures: Psalm 116; Luke 24:13-35. Hymn: Sing of One Who Walks Beside Us. CCLI streaming license #20546947.

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