Main idea: Three guidelines for public worship to promote edification and avoid confusion. Avoid serving to be seen (v. 26).Practice speaking to be understood (v. 27-28).Use collaboration to be more clear (v. 29...

We will be using the book Learn the Gospel, Deepen Your Understanding of and Trust in the Message about Jesus by Tony Payne. This book is available at the Information Center. You can use the register feature in Church Center to p...

One of my first interviews writing for Faith Bible Church was with facility manager Willie Gallion, and I’ll never forget what the primary caretaker of the building at 440 W. Cora said about it: “It's not the church. It's the buil...

Message 4 audio from Youth Winter Camp 2024 (Battle Ready) Main Idea: Remaining steadfast in the war requires staying awake in prayer.  Point 1: When is it necessary to stay awake in prayer? Point 2: What shoul...

Message 3 audio from Youth Winter Camp 2024 (Battle Ready) Main Idea: Do everything you can to stand, by putting on the armor of God. An overview of each piece of armor and how it reminds us of the truths of the Gospel. Th...

Main idea: Love others by using your gifts to build them up. Pray that God would help you build others up, not alienate them.Use your gift intelligently, not thoughtlessly.Grow up in your thinking; don’t be childi...

Message 2 audio from Youth Winter Camp 2024 (Battle Ready) Main idea: If we are going to stand against the devil and his schemes, we need to be aware of what he is like.  Point 1: A history of the devil  P...

Message 1 audio from Youth Winter Camp 2024 (Battle Ready) Point 1: You’ll need the strength of the Lord for this war  Point 2: You need to know the enemy you face  Point 3: You need each other in this w...

Main idea: Love believers by using your gifts to build them up. Pursue what builds up the church not yourself Upbuilding: Encouragement: Consolation: Pursue what is beneficial not what...

In this message we see from God's authoritative word that sex is a good gift from God only to be enjoyed the way He designed it to be. Ian rush preaches in this last installment of the series, Being Human about sexual...

The old self that we are to lay aside is drastically different from the new self we are to put on. The new life in Christ must be, and can be, marked by gracious speech, controlled passions, and the fear of God....

Main idea: Love others with your spiritual gifts because love, not the gifts, is greatest. Seize on love’s permanence Stand on Love’s Greatness Automated Transcription ...

As believers, we are to walk worthily and consistently with our calling. However, we are still in the world and must lay our old ways aside, realizing their emptiness and the damage they do to our lives. Instead, we are to put on the new self, pur...

Main idea: Strive to live in love because it is what makes you valuable in the Body of Christ. Value Love Properly (1 Corinthians 13:1-3)Verify Love’s Presence (1 Corinthians 13:4-7) A...

This Spiritual Gifts Inventory was prepared by Chris Tornquist and is not intended to be an exhaustive survey, nor the only legitimate process to determine spiritual giftedness. It is only intended to be a guideline to get you started. ...

Let God shape your view on gender and roles through His authoritative word. He is good, and His design is good. He is the ultimate authority on all things; He has set a pattern that began in Genesis....

God wants his children to walk worthy while preserving the unity He has given. He has given them common ground and individual gifts to help them make His name known in the world as they corporately become more and more like Him....

Main idea: Embrace your privileges and responsibilities as a person gifted and placed into the Body of Christ. Embrace Your Privileges (12:27a)Embrace your responsibility (12:27b-28) ...

As Paul begins talking about righteous living that flows from a believer's calling, he stresses the importance of a believer's character toward his brothers and sisters in Christ. Those character traits help believers to bear with one another and ...

Main idea: Come ready to rejoice in the diversity of gifts God has given the church. Consider the unity and diversity in the church (12:12-13)Avoid undervaluing your gift (12:14-20)Resist overvaluing your gift (12:21...

As an image bearer of God you have a supremely valuable and meaningful existence....

The epistle to the Ephesians transitions from talking about all of the things that Christ has done in unifying believers to Himself and to one another. If those blessings are true, and believers have been called to belong to Christ, that calling w...

Main idea: Come ready to share the gifts God has given you whenever you gather with believers. Check for Truth (1 Corinthians 12:1-3)Consider the Trinity (1 Corinthians 12:4-7)Care for the Totality (1 Corinthian...