When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Western experts gave Ukraine up to two weeks before it would collapse. Almost a year later, it still stands. This is also true of many churches that almost overnight became the only hum...

We love Christmas music at the Jarms’ house. Every year we look for a new album to keep our worship lively and new. This year’s theme is life in the ‘already-but-not-yet’ state of the Christian Faith. Christians feel three powerful current...

A year ago, Trinity Church was planted in Spokane Valley. In gardening terms, it was a “cutting” from the parent plant of Faith Bible Church, carefully set into well-prepared soil. It wasn’t easy to send dearly loved brothers and s...

Many pressures and influences all around us seek to form and shape us. Our own way of thinking and living can oftentimes be shaped by our old sin nature. This results in deformed Christianity that does not reflect Christ. Paul sought to address al...

Pictured above is the core outreach team of students who regularly serve at Crosswalk. Pictured, left to right: Noah, Chris, Gage, Rylee, Aislin. Not pictured: Caleb Here is how Daniel Atha, who leads this outreach along with his wife Nic...

The downloadable spreadsheet below is a suggested budget template. The percentages in the template are suggestions based on Biblical principles. Each person should decide on how to live out these principles through careful study, prayer and d...

The Bible teaches that the company we keep brings influence and inevitably shapes our character. Christian parents seeking to be wise in the training of their children have a responsibility to help their children learn how to choose friends wisely...

Have you ever been in a place where it feels like there’s no light at the end of the tunnel? In times of trouble, do you ever think to yourself, why me? Can we really count on God to be there for us in our times of calamity? When we feel like we...

If you’re relatively new to Faith Bible Church, you may wonder why there’s a “Nepali Service” marked on our calendar for every Saturday evening. To...

Do you want to see the reality of new people trusting Christ and at the same time developing closer personal relationships in the church? I do. My heart aches for Christ to be glorified this way. Healthy churches grow bigger ...

“When I was a new believer, I looked at the pastoral staff at Faith Bible Church and thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be a dream to be one of those pastors?’” – Jerod Gilcher Not only did he get to serve as college...

For the past 30 years, God has been faithful to the members of Faith Bible Church. Jim and Helen Campbell have been at Faith since the very beginning and have witnessed God’s faithfulness in action. They encourage our co...

Every Faith Bible church member is also a minister in the church with vital gifts and needed input for each other’s lives. This month’s sermon series, “Side by Side,” will focus on examples in Scripture of how people lived life side by sid...

God has been gracious and used Faith Bible Church for 30 years. Souls have been added to Christ’s kingdom and saints have been built up in our church and in our region. It’s a season of celebration and a season of anticipation. Je...

It would probably be safe to say the majority of those reading this do not like the idea of confronting another individual over an issue. We would rather avoid this at all cost. However, it would be very unlikely for a person to get through life ...

In his first epistle, the Apostle Peter gave specific instructions to the elders among various groups of scattered believers (1 Peter 5:1-3). Almost 2,000 years later, the charge is still the same for overseers in the church. They are...

Introduction: Useless attempts at inner peaceReasons for inner turmoilMain Idea: Three pursuits for those who experience inner peace with God Subdue prideStop ...

Do you need a personal trainer? Most of us would probably be better off if we had someone planning, scheduling, and pushing us toward healthy diet and exercise. There is certainly “some value” in considering and pursuing that. The Bib...

Main Idea: Four steps to find and maintain peace amidst the troubles and conflicts of life ...

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...

Sonora Smart was 16 years old when her mother Ellen died giving birth. Her father, at 56, had to raise his children alone, and Sonora began helping him raise her siblings. In 1909, while attending a Mother’s Day service in Spokane, she h...

Last Sunday at Faith Bible Church, our campus of The Master’s Seminary celebrated the graduation of two men, with a third participating in the ceremony at the main campus in Southern California. Their accomplis...

When the struggle bus stops at my house, my first instinct is to hop on, shove the driver out of the way and take over. I whip around detours and take speed bumps on without slowing down one bit. God might calmly tap me on the shoulder to...

“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,...

Faith Bible Church is turning 30 this September! That means the elders are already starting strategic planning for the next five years. We want to hear from you about what ministry strategies are serving the body well, what areas could use some ch...

“It is with respect to the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you this day.” Acts 24:21 The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the greatest courage-building truths in the Bible. The Apostle Paul ri...

Faith Bible Church intentionally trains up ministry leaders – via Aspiring Men, The Master’s Seminary and other avenues – to advance the gospel around the world. That means, over and over, Faith has parted ...

Poems by Lydia Kinne Find more of Lydia’s poetry based on 1 John here and at ...