In the temple courtyard, a group of musicians and singers perform a loud and bizarre song. Some patron has paid for them to come and entertain the goddess this morning, hoping to influence her for a desired outcome. Two of the worshippers, an old ...

Hospitality is welcoming the stranger – the needy and the vulnerable – Into your home and life and treating them like family because God has welcomed you and made you His family when you were needy and vulnerable....

I often hear people refer to themselves or others as having “an addictive personality.” Some people do seem to have a stronger propensity than others for getting “hooked” on certain behaviors. That propensity exists in everyone to some deg...

I recently read a book called The Art of Aging that I think addresses some very important topics relevant to every Christian family. The auth...

Have you ever had unexpected circumstances arise and wondered how you might pay for it? Maybe an illness, the loss of a job or an automotive repair. In the earliest years of Faith Bible Church the Elders set up the Care Fund to care for th...

Listen as we seek to answer questions about the place of technology in the Christian Life by looking at the story of redemption and the goal of love.  What is the definition of technology?Is technology good or bad?...

For many people the Christmas holiday is the yearly scandalous disappointment. The reason for this is because, for many, the Christmas season is this sort of annual hoax that things will finally get better but never actually do. For millio...

Love transforms us to use money to worship God and serve others. Sermon Notes Big Idea: Love transforms us to use money to worship God and serve others. 1. God’s love compels us to use money for...

FBC Global Outreach is committed to taking the gospel to new places and training leaders for new local churches. We love to partner with our global outreach partners by sending short-term teams to help with the proclamation of the gospel and the e...

I don’t know about you, but I often wonder how current world events and even my actions and decisions will affect the generations and world of the future. Some refer to this as the butterfly effect, a seemingly meaningless event (like the flap o...

The playlist of Solomonic love: an overview one of the most neglected and misunderstood books in the Bible—Song of Songs Introductory Sermon Proposition 3 features of the Song of Songs to help yo...

“For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from Him.” (Psalm 62:5) Noise. We usually don’t have to go looking for it. It finds us; constant pervasive sounds which surr...

The theme of the spring college retreat was “Ex Nihilo,” the Latin phrase meaning, “out of nothing.” The idea being that God is not only entirely sufficient in and of himself (he had no need to create), but when He created...

Genesis 1, Colossians 1:15-16, Psalm 115:3, John 2:1-12, Philippians 2:5-11, Revelation 4:1-6, 5:6-14Session 2 at Ex Nihilo College Spring Retreat 2018...

Session 3 at Ex Nihilo College Spring Retreat 2018...

Proposition: 10 inadequate worldviews that cannot and will not provide ultimate meaning, significance or satisfaction. The path to the proposition: four features of divine creation that are the foundation to the only consi...

Homosexuality, transgenderism, gender fluidity and more are becoming normalized in American culture. Christians must respond to the sexual revolution in a loving, compassionate way, yet without compromising truth. ...

What’s the effect of the gospel in a young man’s life? He begins to master himself (self control, self-control) overcomes laziness, he becomes a model for others to follow, and he mutes the critics of the gospel with his life. References to: P...

Four Characteristics of a woman overcome by the grace of God in the gospel: reverent behavior, kind speech (not slanderers), not overindulgent, teachers and trainers of young women. References to: 1 Timothy 2:9–10, 1 Timothy 2:11–12, 1 Timothy...

What are the effects of the gospel on a young woman’s life? She develops a heart to serve others, she develops a habit of self-control, she develops a passion for purity, and she develops a pattern of kindness....

The grace of God should produce sober mindedness, seriousness about life, self-control (self control), and soundness in faith, love and perseverance in real men. References to Proverbs 25:28, Romans 12:2, Philippians 3:7-8, Philippians 3:14-15, He...

Homosexuality, transgenderism, gender fluidity and more are becoming normalized in American culture. Christians must respond to the sexual revolution in a loving, compassionate way, yet without compromising truth. ...

In this last week, an awfully familiar event came flooding through our news and social media. Again, another school shooting. Again, debates raged predictably along political lines. However, we as a people of America have responded in two directio...