He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. - Revelation 21:4 As followers of Christ, we long for...

When the bank balance is low and the wallet is nearly empty, the understandable result is stress. I’ve had those times in my life, and they are no fun. And while there is no quick fix to those long nights of sleeplessness and days of concern, we...

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generati...

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world. – Jesus, John 16:33 The children’s song s...

When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have set in place; What is man that You think of him, And a son of man that You are concerned about him?-Psalm 8:3-4 (NASB)...

Spokane and Father’s Day: Nearly anyone who has lived here knows they go together. That’s a pretty cool connection! And no matter who we are, we have a connection (biologically, at least) with our fathers. Being a good father is a tou...

“You have as much laughter as you have faith.” - Martin Luther I suspect that “Lord, help!” praying is more common than “Lord, You make me laugh!” praying. That is understandable when we take our needs to Him,...

“…weep with those who weep.” – Romans 12:15 Do you need a profound thought? Here it comes. Write it down. Memorize it. Print it and frame it on your wall. Ready? Here it is: “Pain Hurts.” Obvi...

This February are publishing prayer prompts for each week and encouraging you to pray through them in community, whether that be with your spouse, family, Growth Group or friends!  For the week of February 27 Thank God that ...

And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.Revelation 5:8...

“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7, New Living Translation Jesus is very direct in His te...

IntroductionMain Idea: Trouble is coming to Jesus’ disciples, but he is already ministering on their behalf. 1. Jesus’ ministry of prayer to the spiritually overconfident...

Week 6: March 28 – April 4, 2021 Vision & Direction SundayPray for wisdom, patience, and unity as we move toward being fully open. Eph 4:1–3 M...

I crave silence. I really do. My normal workday is non-stop talking and listening to people on the phone to assist them with their damaged house or car or boat, and sometimes listening to them scream and curse for various reasons. I talk with a...

One Sunday as Pastor Nathan Thiry concluded his sermon, he challenged us to share the gospel with someone in the coming week. This, of course, is the right and Biblical thing to do. But not so easy for some of us (maybe a lot of us). That evening ...

I remember about a year ago, my eyes were opened and my heart was softened to serve a specific way in my church. A beloved sister at my church had battled with cancer for a while and just recently went home to be with the Lord. What struck me is t...

Romans 12:12 “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” Matthew 9:15 “And Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is ta...

Do you want to see the best of what humans can do together? Look at the Pyramids of Egypt. Inspire them to a great task, organize them, and equip them. What do you have, a pile of stones reminding us of millennia gone by. Do you want to see what o...

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...

"'You don’t know what you think until you write it.' Mia Nyman, my 11th-grade humanities teacher, taught me this over 35 years ago. It always proves true for me..."  ...

It is a stunning thing for the God of the universe to invite us to come into His presence directly. The veil has been torn in two, the place into the Holy of Holies is now available to us. At our Concert of Prayer, unlike a ...

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...

This guide has been developed to assist us to know how to pray and what to pray for, centering around our theme from Philippians 3:13b-14: “But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on...

One of my favorite meetings of the week is at 6:00am Tuesday mornings in the connection room at FBC. It’s a small prayer meeting. It’s been said that “prayer is the slender nerve that moves the hand of omnipotence.” You are welcome to join...

In my first article, (which you can read here,) I looked at some of the biblical evidence for our need to be quiet before the Lord for our own spiritual health and growth....

“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...

"Some of my favorite moments in ministry have been in prayer meetings. They have all but fallen out of practice in the modern American church. But we are experiencing a resurgence at Faith Bible Church"......

Download the document to follow along with the topics for our 2018 Prayer Week!...

There are many lessons to learn in the school of prayer. The Scriptures abound with its faithful professors. Behind the Lord Jesus and King David we have no greater teacher than the Apostle Paul. David teaches us to pray vulnerably from t...