Hey FBC family, These are difficult days for us as a country. It is certainly challenging, but it is important toremember that our nation has been through much worse two World Wars and other wars in which hundreds of thousands of American lives were lost, and millions more overseas. So although the coronavirus situation is a serious disruption, it is not that kind of a s...

Dear FBC family, The news about the coronavirus continues to change day by day, and hour by hour. In fact, by the time this newsletter reaches you, it probably will have changed again! Over the past few days, meetings of more than 100 have been banned in our state, and meetings of 50 or more have been strongly discouraged by the CDC. The latest news, as I write, is that g...

This Sunday we will continue to work our way through the Sermon on the Mount, as we look at Matthew 7:1-6, as Jesus talks aboutsomething we all want to avoid: "The Critical, Fault-Finding Spirit." As always, read and pray over the text in advance. It will help you get the most out of it on Sunday. By this time, we are all aware of thecoronavirus that is making its way aro...

This Sunday we will dig into a text in whichJesus addresses one of the most common battles we face worry. How can we win the battle over worry? Matthew 6:25-34 provides answers. Why do we allow worry to steal joy from our lives? How does this happen? Why does it happen? How do we fight against it? We'll see that our Lord gives us some powerfulammunition in this fight! I...