As I write these words, the week between Christmas and New Year's Day, I hope you had a Merry Christmas and that your New Year will be a joyful one! But what if 2026 brings trials? It most likely will, to one degree or another. It's just the nature of life in a broken world. So how can we face trials with joy? Is it possible to experience trials and experience joy at the ...

This Sunday is the 4th and final Sunday of Advent, and the final message in our Advent Series, Number The Stars: A Study of Genesis 12-15. This Sunday, we will look at Genesis 15: 1-21. The message is entitled, "A Night Under The Stars." This is one of the climactic scenes in Abraham's life, as God encounters him and affirms His covenant promises to him. It is dramatic a...

As I write these words, the Lord has blessed us with a beautiful "white Christmas." It is also beautiful in our sanctuary at FBC, and this Sunday we'll continue to celebrate Advent, as we continue in our Number The Stars series. This Lord's Day, we'll dive into Genesis 14:1-24. The message is entitled, "Our Great High Priest And King." On Sunday night, at 6:30, we'll hav...

It was wonderful this past Sunday to worship in our beautifully decorated sanctuary, and to begin a new series in God's Word, Number the Stars: An Advent Study of Genesis 12-15. We looked at Genesis 12:1-3, which sets the stage for what is to come, namely that "all the peoples on earth" will be blessed through Jesus. Of course, we have a role to play in that as the peopl...