Introduction Learning Compassion Lord, teach me to be a missionary! Lessons for the missionary life from the missionary God in Jonah and Luke 15 ...

Main idea: God is a good and holy Father who loves to answer the prayers of His people for daily provision. The path: daily dependence on our Father for your needs“Give”God is the ...

Introduction: In the gospel of Luke we see over and over that Jesus is devoted to prayer. He is obeying the command to “pray without ceasing.” He is living faithfully as one who is continually in fellowship w...

“Boom!!!!” The noise of crunching metal and a loud impact tell us that a car accident has occurred outside of our house. The sound of a barking dog might alert you to the arrival of a visitor. Crying from a child tells you that some sort of ne...

Main Idea: Be certain that Jesus is the Savior of the world and listen to Him! Luke 9:28-36 Listen to Jesus because… He prays to GodLuke 9:28-29 – “face is changed, clothes are dazzling white”...

Colossians was written by the Apostle Paul around 62 A.D., most likely from a Roman prison where Timothy was accompanying him. Paul writes about the superiority of Christ who is Lord over all creation and Lord over the church. He is superior to al...

We are excited to study Colossians together this fall in our Growth Groups at Faith Bible Church! This pre-study guide is just a suggestion for you to use if you are able and want to do so. Enjoy! ...

When the wind storm tore up our artificial grass in Tenerife and laid it over the wall, it also took our neighbor’s metal outdoor furniture and threw it onto our driveway. We had not met these neighbors before, but this act of God’s providence...

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....

All of us love to be the guest of someone who has received us into their home and is treating us like family. We delight in delicious food, friendly conversation and the joy of knowing and being known by others. Throughout history being r...

Christians must cultivate a heart of mercy by looking to Jesus and helping others look to Jesus. Sermon Notes Introduction Theme of Luke: Certainty of the SaviorReview of Luke 6:36-42 ...

Sermon Notes Big Idea: Embrace three realities of being a child of God. These are three encouragements for all who are children of God as they walk in fellowship with the Father, the Son and the Spirit....

Jesus commanded us to make disciples of all the nations in Matthew 28:18-20. In Acts 1:8 he said “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to t...

Read Study Introduction The book of Hebrews has been a cause of confusion, spiritual doubt, and unrest for many Christians. It contains a number of very challenging “warning passages” which seem ...

Jesus shows us in Luke 5:17-26 that He—as God—has the power to forgive sins. Sermon Notes Main idea: Be certain that Jesus forgives sins! 1. Become convinced that Jesus forgives sins (Luke 5:1...

Global Outreach at Faith Bible Church is all about preaching the gospel to the world so that people from every nation will worship Jesus Christ, be gathered together into local churches and be made into disciples who make more disciples. This is w...

Luke writes to help us be certain that Jesus is qualified to be our Savior by showing us that during his first 30 years of life he continually grew in wisdom and God's grace was on Him. Sermon Notes Big Idea: Tru...

We sent Lois Belch, Daniel Dougherty, Rylee Atha, Jen and Natalie Widman to Faenza, Italy last month. They partnered with Carmen Chugg, Lois’ sister, who is planting a church along with a couple named Mario and Annagret. The following is a repor...

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...

Global Outreach at Faith Bible Church is all about carrying out the Great commission—we want to make disciples of all the nations who are gathered together in local churches. We do this by taking the gospel to new places to make new disciples an...

In this introduction to our series in The Gospel of Luke, Nathan gives us an overview of the book and it's aim to give readers certainty that Jesus is the Savior of the Nations, with the goal of motivating them to be witnesses for Jesus. ...

Photo: group photo from recent UGM Outreach Camp with students from Willard Elementary and the neighborhood around FBC. Motivated. Equipped. Available... are you? As we think about the mission King Jesus has gi...

The Psalmist gives us 3 motivations to be remembering God and His Word in our sojourning. Sermon Notes Big Idea: Remembering the Word of the LORD results in confident prayer, comfort in trials, and obedient love! 1....

FBC Global Outreach is committed to training leaders and to taking the gospel to new places. We see what Jesus said about making disciples of all the nations, and we understand from the New Testament that training leaders to teach the Bible, to sh...

Believers identify with Christ through Baptism and the Lord's Supper (communion) and with the Church through membership in a local church....

The church is the people that Jesus Christ has rescued and is transforming by His death and resurrection. God has given us two ways to express our identity as those saved by Jesus with rich signs.Sermon NotesInitial ide...

Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through faith alone, where does this faith come from? All the gifts we receive from Christ we receive through the Holy Spirit, including faith itself....

Since death is the punishment for sin, Christ died willingly in our place to deliver us from the power and penalty of sin and bring us back to God. By his substitutionary atoning death, he alone redeems us from hell and gains for us forgiveness of...

That because of his divine nature his obedience and suffering would be perfect and effective; and also that he would be able to bear the righteous anger of God against sin and yet overcome death....

To satisfy his justice, God himself, out of mere mercy, reconciles us to himself and delivers us from sin and from the punishment for sin, by a Redeemer....

As believers, Christ is not just our ticket to the prize, Christ is our prize! Sermon NotesPaul gives us 4 encouragements to pursue the prize of Christ!1. Rejoice in the prize of Christ (3...

As a part of our study of the New City Catechism we will be exploring different questions on Wednesday evenings. This week we take a look at the trinity with Question 3: How many persons are there in God? Answer: There are three persons in th...

Human gender and sexuality is part of God's good design. He created gender to reflect his relational nature within the Trinity. He designed sexuality to be a part of his beautiful plan for marriage. We rebel against His design when we try to make ...