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Sunday, April 5, 2026

F.O.M.O. is an acronym for Fear of Missing Out. We experience F.O.M.O. when there is a constant anxiety that there might be something better we are not currently experiencing. It is anxiety about the future, anticipating a better event, a better car, a better relationship… There is another side to F.O.M.O., the Fear of Missed Opportunity. This is the realization that a moment is gone and can never be regained. It’s the realization your child is x number of years old, and you haven’t done what you said you always would. It’s the weight of considering what you should have said to your loved one before their death. It’s looking at your past and wishing you’d done more. The consequence of both sides of F.O.M.O. is that we never really live a full life in the present. We miss what is in front of us because we’re too busy hoping and wishing, while the sands of time pass through our hands. This Easter weekend, as we celebrate the Risen Savior, Jesus Christ, I hope you will come to a new place of fullness that can ONLY be found in Him. In Christ, there is true grace, true hope, and true freedom! No more F.O.M.O., instead ABUNDANT LIFE! Before you dig into this message, dig into any of the passion narratives in the Gospel accounts, Matt. 26-28, Mark 14-16, Luke 22-24, John 18-2. Pastor Matt McCarter