I hope that you have gotten a chance to join the in-person gatherings at FBC over these last few weeks! For Ashley and I, they have been so refreshing even with the extra restrictions and precautions due to the virus. But, that prompts a question....

We have been examining the architecture of the divine-human covenants in the Bible to see how these covenants carry forward the Bible’s storyline of God establishing His kingdom over the whole world through His chosen king. Much like all the com...

With a little help from John Piper (A Hunger for God), Donald Whitney (Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life) and a couple of others, I have tried to outline the biblical occasions for fasting. Here is the fruit of tha...

Have you ever wondered where your teenager came from? No, I do not mean that the way you think I do. I mean literally, do you know where this whole idea of teenager came from? The concept of the “teen years” is a rather recent social invention...

“God made Israel to put His character on display to the nations.” That was one of the repeated themes of Dr. Michael Grisanti as he lead our tour of Israel. God has always had a plan to save helpless sinners from all the nations. Since Israel ...

Part One of this article introduced the Prayer Meeting Revival that began in 1857. Such an intense desire for prayer gripped people in New York City, that by the ...

As I sat in the audience watching a production in the “Best of Broadway” series, a question lingered in the back of my mind: “How does the Lord Jesus Christ make inroads into the world of entertainment? How does He even get a foot in the doo...

Both human history and the Father identify Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah. Sermon Notes Introduction 1. The Father's public identification of His son (Luke 3:21-22)2. The Son's identifi...

A Poem by Lydia KinneThey had waited. Through four hundred years of deafening silence. A weary nation under Roman rule - Hoping for light to break through the darkness that surrounded them.  She w...

We just studied the Sabbath together in our Growth Groups. I thought it might be helpful to give some of my insights and conclusions on the topic to help cultivate unity and avoid confusion. There is a lot of liberty in how Christians unde...

Two ways the Spirit of God is making ready a people prepared for Christ’s coming Sermon Notes Introduction Resources ...

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...

David's Reign is established and God promises in the Davidic covenant, a seed of David's would rule the Kingdom forever, but even he, a man after God's own heart, falls into sin with Bathsheba. David's dysfunctional family has much conflict and Ab...

Sermon NotesProposition 4 costly and dangerous resolutions so that you will maximize both your pleasure AND impact not only in this age, but also in the one to come An abbreviated biography of Jonathan Edwards...

The Reformation and the black hole from which it exploded. An abbreviated biography of Martin Luther: the monk who shook a kingdom. The radical commitments of the Reformers: the 5 Solas: Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone) ...

Without question, the Protestant Reformation is one of the most controversial (and perhaps thrilling) eras in the history of the church. This is a story that needs to be retold again and again and again. The Reformation is our heritage, it is our ...

While many think of Martin Luther as a scholar, pastor, and theologian, few truly know the man behind the Reformation. Growing up, Martin’s father had strong aspirations for his son to be a lawyer. After attaining his Masters of Arts degree at o...

One night in 1522 in southwest England over a dinner table conversation, an exasperated Catholic scholar remarked, “We were better be without God’s law than the pope’s.” A 28-year-old home tutor at the time famously replied, “I defy the ...

John Calvin was born July 10, 1509 in Noyon, France. At the age of 14, Calvin’s father sent him to study theology at the University of Paris. However, after his father ran afoul of the church, Calvin left the field of theology, and began to stud...

Looking back at what God has done, we should give thanks for bold faith, sacrificial love and a steadfast hope over the years. Reference to Matthew 16:18...

Who or what are you worshiping? Worship is what we were made for. Ezekiel shows in graphic detail of our souls tendency to wander away from God into the arms of other lovers....

Israel rebels and receives Gods judgement ...

Traumatized by God as training for ministry....

We need to read the bible carefully to see things like Christ in the old testament; Road to Emmaus. ...

We are closing in on our 25th anniversary as a church. We began in September of 1992 at Lewis and Clark High School. Over the years we have taken on numerous long term ministries and projects. All of them with a constant eye to th...